In June 2020, Canada experienced its most expensive hail event:
A massive hailstorm swept through Calgary, Alberta on June 13
It caused C$1.2b ($900m) in insured losses
It was the costliest hail event and fourth-costliest natural disaster in Canadian history, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada
Source: http://www.ibc.ca/ab/resources/media-centre/media-releases/insurers-to-pay-a-record-1-2-billion-to-albertans-recovering-from-calgary-hailstorm
Australia saw three large hail events in 2020:
January
Two supercell thunderstorms hit the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland1
Wind gusts of up to 117km/h1
Reports of hailstones as large as 5cm2
Insured losses are estimated to be AUD$1.9b3
April4
The storm was deemed unusual both for the overall size of the hail and the fact that it occurred late in the season
Reports of hailstones as large as eight to 10cm
Wind gusts of up to 100km/h were also recorded
Property damage made up 95% of insurance market losses
Insured losses are estimated to be AUD$604m
Sources: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/20/severe-thunderstorms-and-hail-to-batter-south-eastern-australia 2. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/19/australia/australia-hail-dust-storm-intl-hnk-scli/index.html 3. https://www.artemis.bm/news/industry-loss-from-australias-jan-2020-hailstorms-raised-to-a1-9bn/ 4. https://www.artemis.bm/news/insured-losses-from-april-2020-hailstorms-in-queensland-creep-to-a604m/
October5
Winds of over 110km/h were recorded
Reports of hailstones as large as 14cm in diameter
Insured losses are estimated to be AUD$1.2b
In total, severe convective storms are estimated to have cost AUD$3.6b in Australia in 2020
Source: 5. https://www.artemis.bm/news/october-2020-queensland-hailstorm-industry-loss-a1-231bn/