—Approximately 70 Percent of Flood Damage is Uninsured—
IRVINE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — August 31, 2017 — CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced preliminary residential loss estimates for Hurricane Harvey. According to the data analysis, insured flood loss for homes in the 70-county area in Texas and Louisiana affected by the storm is estimated to be between $6.5 billion and $9.5 billion, which includes inland, flash and storm surge flooding. An additional estimated $1 billion to $2 billion in insured loss is attributed to damage from wind. Residential uninsured flood loss for the same area is estimated to be between $18 billion and $27 billion. As a result, an estimated 70 percent of flood damage from Hurricane Harvey is not covered by any insurance.
Data Highlights:
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Insured flood loss covered by the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) is estimated at $6 billion to $9 billion.
- This includes inland, flash and storm surge flooding.
- More than 98 percent of residential flood insurance in the U.S. is provided through the NFIP.
- Insured flood loss from private insurers is estimated at less than $0.5 billion.
- Uninsured flood loss, which represents damage from storm surge and inland flooding not covered by any insurance policies, is estimated at $18 billion to $27 billion.
- Insured loss from wind damage is estimated at $1 billion to $2 billion.
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Loss Estimates from Hurricane Harvey |
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| CoreLogic Analysis | Flood Loss |
Total Flood
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$25-37 B | |||||||
| Insured by NFIP | $6-9 B |
Estimated Percent Uninsured |
70% | |||||||
| Insured by Private Insurers | <$0.5 B | |||||||||
| Uninsured | $18-27 B | |||||||||
| Total Insured Flood Loss | $6.5-9.5 B | Total Uninsured Flood Loss | $18-27 B | Total Insured Loss Including Flood and Wind | $7.5-11.5 B | |||||
