Gallagher Re estimates that insured losses from natural disasters in the first three months of the current year reached 20 billion USD.
This figure is 26% below the ten-year average and 47% below the five-year average.
The total economic cost of damage caused by natural disasters is estimated at 58 billion USD.
Top 5 costliest natural disasters in terms of insured losses
Figures in billions USD
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| Disaster | Date | Countries | Insured losses | Economic losses |
| Winter storm | 21-26 January | United States, Canada | 4.1 | 6.1 |
| Severe storms | 10-12 March | United States | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| Synoptic wind | 12-14 March | United States | 1.6 | 2 |
| Severe storms | 15-16 March | United States | 1.4 | 2 |
| Storm Nils | 10-12 February | France, Portugal, Spain | 1.1 | 2.2 |




