The rare weather event of tornadoes touching down in New York City produced no significant insurance losses, according to industry experts.

A representative from Property Claim Services, a subsidiary of Insurance Services Office, Inc. says the tornadoes “have not been designated as a catastrophe event.”

A catastrophe is defined by ISO as an event that causes $25 million or more in insured property losses and affects a significant number of property and casualty policyholders and insurers.

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