Karen Clark and Company News

Florida Commission Accepts Three New Flood Models as Storm Impacts Rise

As with computer models that help predict risk from hurricane winds, insurers now have more than one model to use when gauging flood damage in storm-soaked Florida. The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology this month accepted three flood …

FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season, Mayorkas Warns

The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday. The agency is being stretched as it works with states …

Modeler KCC Puts Privately Insured Losses at $6.4B From Helene

Karen Clark & Co., the well-regarded storm modeling and analytics firm, estimated that privately insured losses from Hurricane Helene will be about $6.4 billion – from wind, storm surge and inland flooding in nine states. The figure includes residential, commercial …

Despite Reform Laws, Florida Premiums Won’t Drop, Karen Clark & Co. Says

State laws adopted in 2022 and 2023 may have stemmed excessive claims litigation in Florida, helping to stabilize the distressed property insurance market and slow rate increases. But premiums, which have doubled for some homeowners in recent years, are unlikely …

Exterior Building Panel Industry Differs with KCC on Vulnerability of Systems

The head of a trade group for the exterior insulated panel industry has taken issue with a recent hurricane report by Karen Clark & Co., arguing that the report failed to point out that some of the products meet the …