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Source: National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Four of the 10 most costly U.S. catastrophes on insured property occurred in 2004 and 2005. They include Hurricane Katrina, which cost $41.1 billion, (then the costliest of all events on record) as well as hurricanes Charley, Ivan, and Wilma. As of last report, through 2014, the most severe event since then—number 10 on the list—was the 2011 Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado, which cost $7.3 billion.

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