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16 September 2026Insurance

One hundred years on, the 1926 Great Miami hurricane would cost insurers $200bn

A hurricane on the scale of the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane could generate around $200 billion in insured losses if it made landfall today, highlighting the scale of potential losses from Florida’s growing concentration of people and property.

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