The National Insurance Crime Bureau released data profiling hail loss claims over the past three years, from 2010-12. The data shows where and when claims are filed due to hail damage with the most frequency. In terms of when hail claims are most likely to happen, winter sees few, then the numbers ascend into the spring before slowly petering out through the summer. April sees the most hail claims of any month (160,206 on average), followed by May (138,188) and June (105,786). Click through the see the 10 states experiencing the highest number of hail claims losses over the past three years, including annual figures.
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10. Kentucky (Total hail claims from 2010-'12: 77,839)
2010 hail claims: 1,392 2011: 3,862 2012: 72,585
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9. Arizona (88,456)
2010 hail claims: 81,378 2011: 4,837 2012: 2,241
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8. Indiana (91,054)
2010 hail claims: 7,177 2011: 24,050 2012: 59,827
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