Hail damage fluctuates year-to-year, but 2016 was a particularly devastating year across the country.
An analysis of insurance claims from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) ClaimSearch database by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) showed that after decreasing by 21% from 2014 to 2015, the number of hail claims nationwide jumped 48% to more than 965,000 in 2016.
Across the nation, most hail claims, 55%, were for home damage with personal auto damage, representing 32% of all hail claims.
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