Sandy Facts ‘n Figures

October 30, 2013

Superstorm Sandy made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone on the U.S. East Coast October 29, 2012 after cutting a destructive path through the Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.

Sandy is the deadliest windstorm to have occurred in the northeastern United States in 40 years, resulting in more than 280 fatalities. The following figures further illustrate the cost of the disaster:

From Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s October report “Superstorm Sandy Lessons learned: A risk management perspective,” with figures from New York Climate Week 2013, Insurance Information Institute, Insurance Services Office’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit, National Flood Insurance Program, Munich Re.