CoreLogic Analysis Estimates Total Residential Insured and Uninsured Flood Loss for Hurricane Harvey Between $25 Billion and $37 Billion
—Approximately 70 Percent of Flood Damage is Uninsured—
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.
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More than 98 percent of residential flood insurance in the U.S. is
provided through the NFIP.
Loss Estimates from Hurricane Harvey
CoreLogic Analysis Flood Loss Total Flood
Loss$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 Insured loss represents the amount insurers will pay to cover damage and
loss.This analysis includes residential homes, including contents, and does
not include commercial, loss of business or other broader economic loss
from the storm.About CoreLogic
CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) is a leading global property information,
analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. The company’s combined
data from public, contributory and proprietary sources includes over 4.5
billion records spanning more than 50 years, providing detailed coverage
of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, consumer credit, tenancy,
location, hazard risk and related performance information. The markets
CoreLogic serves include real estate and mortgage finance, insurance,
capital markets, and the public sector. CoreLogic delivers value to
clients through unique data, analytics, workflow technology, advisory
and managed services. Clients rely on CoreLogic to help identify and
manage growth opportunities, improve performance and mitigate risk.
Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., CoreLogic operates in North America,
Western Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.corelogic.com.CORELOGIC and the CoreLogic logo are trademarks of CoreLogic, Inc.
and/or its subsidiaries.Contacts
For CoreLogic
Lori Guyton
(901) 277-6066
lguyton@cvic.com
or
Alexandra
Hayes
(484) 888-4412
ahayes@cvic.com