The top five states for hail loss claims over the three year period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018 were Texas (811,381); Colorado (395,025); Nebraska (163,336); Missouri (153,403) and Kansas (146,206), according to a report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (“NICB”).
The NICB added that the top five cities for hail loss claims during that period were San Antonio, Texas (75,187); Colorado Springs, Colorado (67,920); Omaha, Nebraska (52,803); Denver, Colorado (48,357), and Plano, Texas (42,659).
May had the highest monthly average for hail loss claims with 203,296. June was next with 178,881. April (164,232), March (153,716), and July (96,947) rounded out the top five.
The NICB also reported that of the five policy types providing hail loss coverage, personal property-homeowners was the most affected, with 1,657,663 claims or 57 percent of the three-year total. It was followed by personal auto with 898,500 claims and personal property-farm, with 149,215 claims.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].