We hope that this info will prove helpful in sharing with your customers the impact severe weather events are having on the insurance industry . Independent agents remain the leading , trusted resource in educating consumers and providing insurance options for Kansas communities . •
INDUSTRY IMPACTS estimated cost of $ 94.2B ( CPI-Adjusted ), according to NOAA ( NCEI ). This is the most events ever and is 6 more billion disaster events than the next highest year of 2020 at 22 events . The average number of annual $ 1B events continues to grow . storm events . These were a winter storm in January and severe storms in March .
Last year , Kansas was affected by 7 separate events with total estimated costs of $ 1B ( CPI-Adjusted ). You can see that the number of these $ 1B events per year affecting Kansas has increased over time . Historically , April , May , and June are the most severe weather months for Kansas . According to NOAA data , in 2024 Kansas was part of two projected billion-dollar
We hope that this info will prove helpful in sharing with your customers the impact severe weather events are having on the insurance industry . Independent agents remain the leading , trusted resource in educating consumers and providing insurance options for Kansas communities . •
Research and data provided by Paul Buse of RISC and NOAA : https :// www . ncei . noaa . gov / access / billions / summary-stats / US / 1980-2024 https :// www . ncei . noaa . gov / access / billions / summary-stats / KS / 1980-2024
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