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ANALYSIS: CATASTROPHES CAUSED $68BN (£42.3BN) OF INSURED LOSSES IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2011
FLOODS, QUEENSLAND
Date January
Insured loss $2.6bn
EARTHQUAKE, CHRISTCHURCH
Date 22 February
Insured loss $13bn
EARTHQUAKE, HONSHU
Date 11 March
Insured loss $30bn
TORNADOES, ALABAMA
Date April
Insured loss $7.3bn
FLOODS, THAILAND
Date September
Insured loss $5bn +
HURRICANE IRENE
Date August – September
Insured loss $7bn
Source: Insurance Information Institute, Equecat