CoreLogic: Estimated Losses from Hurricane Ian Wind, Storm Surge are Between $28 Billion and $47 Billion in Costliest Florida Storm Since Hurricane Andrew

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CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced residential and commercial wind and storm surge loss estimates for Hurricane Ian. According to this new data analysis, wind losses for residential and commercial properties in Florida are expected to be between $22 billion and $32 billion. Insured storm surge losses in Florida are expected to be an additional $6 billion to $15 billion.

“This is the costliest Florida storm since Hurricane Andrew made landfall in 1992 and a record number of homes and properties were lost due to Hurricane Ian’s intense and destructive characteristics,” said Tom Larsen, Associate Vice President, Hazard & Risk Management, CoreLogic. “Hurricane Ian will forever change the real estate industry and city infrastructure. Insurers will go into bankruptcy, homeowners will be forced into delinquency and insurance will become less accessible in regions like Florida.”

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If forecasts hold steady, CoreLogic expects Hurricane Ian to continue bringing flash flood devastation across Florida and potentially into South Carolina and Georgia. Residents will experience standing water and sewer backups for days, slowing immediate recovery. Significant infrastructure damage will also impede local governments’ ability to respond.

The Implications of Hurricane Ian Recovery

With inflation at a 40-year high, interest rates nearing 7%, and labor as well as materials still high in demand, CoreLogic anticipates recovery will be slow and difficult. Though recent legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act aims to improve infrastructure and resilience, the real estate industry is poised to evolve.

“We’re at a crossroads with Hurricane Ian in terms of adapting to today’s catastrophe risk environment,” said Larsen. “Infrastructure and building codes will evolve so that we can be more resilient ahead of what are bound to be more history-making storms in the near future. We cannot just rebuild; we need to restore for resilience.”

Florida’s real estate market was healthier than average prior to Hurricane Ian, according to CoreLogic economists. “In the second quarter of 2022, Florida posted one of the highest home equity gains in the U.S., with an average of $100,000 in equity per homeowner,” said Selma Hepp, interim lead of the Office of the Chief Economist, CoreLogic. “Florida also had the highest home price gains in July. Gains in equity and record declines in loan-to-value ratios will provide many Florida homeowners with a financial buffer in case economic conditions worsen, as is typically the case following natural catastrophes.”

More on Hurricane Ian Loss Estimates

The post-landfall estimates above have been updated based on the September 29 8 a.m. PT National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisory of the storm. This analysis includes insured loss from damage to residential homes and commercial properties, including contents and business interruption and does not include broader economic loss from the storm. Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across the Florida peninsula.

However, flash flooding will be the primary concern until the storm reforms over the ocean with the potential to make another landfall as a hurricane in South Carolina. As such, CoreLogic will produce flood loss estimates next week.

Visit the CoreLogic natural hazard risk information center, Hazard HQ™, at www.hazardhq.com to get access to the most up-to-date Hurricane Ian storm data and see reports from previous storms.

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