Weather-related natural catastrophes in India from 1980 to 2007

Overall losses and insured losses

Losses from weather-related catastrophes have risen strikingly since the early 1990s. The largest insured loss was generated by the Mumbai Floods in 2005 (US$ 770m). The highest overall losses were caused by the floods in Gujarat and Punjab in northern India in 1993.

Largest events
A: 1993: Flood, Gujarat, Punjab
B: 1996: Cyclone, Andra Pradesh
C: 1998: Cyclone, Gujarat, Kandia
D: 1999: Cyclone, Orissa
E: 2005: Flood, Mumbai
F: 2006: Flood, Surat

Source: NatCatSERVICE, Geo Risks Research, Munich Re