July 11, 2014
Two years after the Waldo Canyon Fire and one year after the Black Forest Fire, the most costly and devastating natural disasters in Colorado history, TWS Home Inventory and Asset Management Group LLC has seen rapid growth. The firm was …
June 5, 2014
A year after the massive Black Forest Fire stuck Colorado, insured losses are now estimated at $420.5 million, according estimates released by the to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association on Thursday. The Black Forest community in El Paso County …
February 26, 2014
A report detailing vulnerabilities leading to the destruction of nearly 350 homes in Colorado Springs from the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire provides communities located in wildfire-prone areas guidance on how to reduce risk of wildfire damage. Among the key findings …
October 2, 2013
Colorado homeowners living in high-risk wildfire areas should be charged fees, and officials need to adopt statewide building requirements to address destructive fires, according to recommendations Monday from a group convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The recommendations seek to shift …
September 13, 2013
Three days of intense rainfall in many areas of Colorado has resulted in severe, widespread flooding and collapsed homes, according to Boston-based catastrophe modeler Air Worldwide. The greatest threat is to cities along the Front Range, including the city of …
July 15, 2013
The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history caused $292.8 million in insured losses, according to a preliminary report issued on Monday by the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. The estimates include roughly 3,630 homeowner and auto insurance claims being filed …
July 11, 2013
It’s safe to say there’s a lot going on in the homeowners insurance scene in Colorado, where homeowners insurance rates are likely to be on the rise for some time. Insured losses from the recently doused Black Forest fire should …
July 9, 2013
The official count on total insured losses from the Black Forest Fire in Colorado should be released soon, and the single most destructive wildfire in the state’s history is likely to exceed $100 million – marking two years in a …
June 13, 2013
A wildfire in Colorado has destroyed at least 360 homes, topping last year’s record-setting Waldo Canyon Fire in a nearby wooded area that destroyed 346 homes. The tally of lost homes was a dramatic increase from a report late Wednesday …
May 1, 2013
A dispatcher made a mistake when she failed to relay a 911 call about a wildfire hours before it roared out of control, but no one knows if it would have made a difference in the damage it caused, according …