From floods, hurricanes and wind events to tornadoes, earthquakes and winter storms, there was no shortage of damage-causing weather events in 2016. While some categories saw less damage, others saw significant increases or even record-setting events.
When protests, riots or civil disorders break out, business, home and vehicle owners can suffer and property damage can result in large losses for insurers.
Television footage showed plumes of dense black smoke billowing from a Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. facility in the neighboring prefecture of Saitama.