Our "Hail Facts" infographic uses compelling statistics to illustrate why hail is one of the costliest perils for insurers and a major impediment to profitability.

1. HAIL FACTS
Between 2008 and 2012...
There were
50,262
confirmed damage-producing
hail events...
...resulting in
4.5 million
hail-related claims.
23.5%
of claims loss estimates
included a roof component.
Of these, roof repairs
accounted for almost
50% of the
total repair cost.
All told, insurers paid
$32.1 billion
to repair hail-damaged properties.
And 11 states each experienced at least
$1 billion
in hail losses.
MN
CO
OH
IL
KS
OK
AZ
MO
TN
GA
TX
Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER)
estimates that between 2008 and 2012 at least
30 million
*
households were in the path of damaging hail.
How many of these potentially hail-damaged
properties have you insured this year?
Contact us today for a custom analysis and start
identifying properties with pre-existing hail damage
before you add them to your portfolio.
E-mail underwriting@verisk.com or call 1-800-888-4476
to speak with a sales representative today.
*Only in the 33 states with 10,000 or more hail claims
Sources:
www.xactware.com/solutions/industry-trend-reports/
Analysis by Verisk Insurance Solutions – Underwriting, A-PLUS
Xactware analysis of claims loss estimate between 2008 - 2012
LOCATION® Hail Damage Score analysis by Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER)
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/monthly/newm.html#2012
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