Top 10 States for Hail Claims: State Farm

Damage caused by wind and hail cost State Farm Insurance and its policyholders more than $3.9 billion in 2012, the company said.

According to State Farm, the top 10 states for wind/hail losses are:

• Texas — 47,000 claims
• Illinois — 41,000 claims
• New York — 34,000 claims
• Ohio — 31,000 claims
• Missouri — 25,000 claims
• Tennessee — 24,000 claims
• Indiana — 23,000 claims
• New Jersey — 23,000 claims
• Kentucky — 22,000 claims
• Colorado — 16,000 claims

While hail storms most frequently impact the Great Plains and Midwest, every state in the nation is susceptible, according to the insurer.

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