Neptune Flood research warns 2025 hurricane lull masks decade of heavy US landfall losses

PUBT · 1d ago
Neptune Flood research warns 2025 hurricane lull masks decade of heavy US landfall losses
  • Neptune Insurance Holdings published a market analysis warning 2025’s no-U.S.-landfall hurricane season does not signal lower long-term risk.
  • Research showed 25 hurricanes made U.S. landfall in 2016-2024, averaging nearly three per year; six of the 10 costliest occurred then.
  • NFIP paid $36.7 billion on more than 586,000 flood claims in 2016-2025; it owes $22.525 billion, leaving $7.9 billion before its cap.
  • Flood insurance take-up remained about 4% nationwide; Helene drove an estimated $20-30 billion in uninsured flood losses.
  • NOAA’s 2026 outlook calls for 8-14 named storms, 3-6 hurricanes, 1-3 major hurricanes; the report stressed landfall risk, not storm counts.


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