Study Urges Rethinking of Disaster Management in Era of Compounding Events July 18, 2024 By Allen Laman A new report warns that compounding natural disasters introduce new, interconnected, and complex risk scenarios — and points to a...
In the Face of a Severe California Wildfire Season, is The Oft-Used ‘Mitigation’ Word Too Little Too Late? July 20, 2021 By Don Jergler It may have been around 2017 when a true sense of urgency donned on insurers, public officials, residents and regulators...
Not All Homes in Wildfire Zones Are Uninsurable. Here’s How Insurers Can Tell. May 22, 2020 By Jim Sams Fire-risk scores now used by insurance underwriters can sometimes can make it challenging for homeowners to find coverage. Zesty.ai, a...
How Homes Are Being Built, Raised to Withstand Extreme Weather May 13, 2019 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Prashant Gopal Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the...
Burning Down a House to Show How to Build for Wildfire Defense March 20, 2019 By Don Jergler After only a year into his job as CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety,...
Assessing Effects of Government Shutdown on Wildfires, Workforce, Research January 28, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Jennifer A. Dlouhy The government may be reopening, but the consequences of the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history are likely to linger...
Latest Storms May Finally Shift Focus to Disaster Mitigation by Local Communities October 17, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Hurricane Michael’s devastation could spur policymakers to better prepare vulnerable communities for the effects of climate change. The images of...
Hurricane-Proof Home Building Available But Pricey, Slow to Be Adopted June 20, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle In a private waterfront resort on the northern tip of Key Largo, nestled between tropical forest and the Caribbean, Eric...
Wright Leaving FEMA to Head IBHS, Succeeding Rochman April 5, 2018 The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) announced that Roy E. Wright has been selected as the next...
FEMA to Issue First Catastrophe Bond for Flood Insurance Program April 5, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson In another step shifting risk to private markets, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said it intends to secure additional...