NU Online News Service, July 27, 3:33 p.m. EDT

Thunderstorms accounted for the bulk of $11.1 billion in insured natural catastrophe losses in the United States for the first half of 2009, according to figures released today by Munich Re Group.

Losses from thunderstorms totaled $6.1 billion for the first six months of this year, outpacing losses from floods ($7 million), winter storms ($565 million) and wildfires ($120 million).

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