Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 — The extreme weather seen throughout many parts of the United States last month, particularly during the last ten days, has led to some significant losses for insurance companies, with estimates suggesting that payouts could top $2 billion. The flooding, tornadoes, hail, snow and winds throughout the last ten days of December led to the deaths of at least 64 people in the U.S. This was pointed out in the global catastrophe report issued this month by Aon Benfield.