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IBHS Ranks Building Codes as Above-Average Hurricane Season Approaches

June 7, 2021

IBHS Ranks Building Codes as Above-Average Hurricane Season Approaches

Tweet Building codes are critical to disaster mitigation, as well as to enabling families, communities, and businesses to bounce back from natural and man-made catastrophes.  The Ins

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Triple-I Brief Explains Rising Homeowners’ Insurance Premium Rates

February 3, 2022

Triple-I Brief Explains Rising Homeowners’ Insurance Premium Rates

Tweet Homeowners’ insurance premium rates have risen significantly since the pandemic and are likely to keep increasing. It’s important for consumers and policymakers to understand w

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Insurer Declined to Renew your Homeowners Policy? You Have Options

September 16, 2021

Insurer Declined to Renew your Homeowners Policy? You Have Options

Tweet By Maria Sassian, Triple-I consultant In high-risk areas like the West Coast with its wildfires and Florida with its hurricanes and floods, insurance non-renewals are on the

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Lightning: Quantifying a Complex, Costly Perilto Support Resilience

June 19, 2023

Lightning: Quantifying a Complex, Costly Perilto Support Resilience

Tweet By Loretta L. Worters, Vice President, Media Relations, Triple-I Fire historically has been the main risk associated with the peril of lightning strikes. But as urban densit

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Cost of Lightning-Caused Claims Soared Due to 2020’s U.S. Wildfires

June 17, 2021

Cost of Lightning-Caused Claims Soared Due to 2020’s U.S. Wildfires

Tweet By Loretta Worters, Vice President, Media Relations, Triple-I For the fourth consecutive year, the number of lightning-caused U.S. homeowners insurance claims decreased in

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Homeowners Claims Costs Rose Faster Than Inflation for 2 Decades

May 4, 2023

Homeowners Claims Costs Rose Faster Than Inflation for 2 Decades

Tweet By Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I The cost of claims per insured home in the United States has increased at a rate outpacing inflation over the past 20 years, accord

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FEMA Highlights Roleof Modern Roofsin PreventingHurricane Damage

January 29, 2024

FEMA Highlights Roleof Modern Roofsin PreventingHurricane Damage

Tweet By Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I Homes with more modern roofs were able to avoid significant damage from Hurricane Ian, compared with those with older roofs, accord

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Miami-Dade, Fla., Sees Flood-Insurance Rate Cuts, Thanks to Resilience Investment

January 19, 2024

Miami-Dade, Fla., Sees Flood-Insurance Rate Cuts, Thanks to Resilience Investment

Tweet Miami-Dade County, Fla., has become the latest jurisdiction in the hurricane- and flood-prone state to benefit from participation in FEMA’s Community Rating System (CRS) –

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I.I.I. and the Weather Channel get the word out about flood insurance

March 19, 2019

I.I.I. and the Weather Channel get the word out about flood insurance

Tweet How to Get Flood Insurance Only 12 percent of Americans have flood insurance but many more will need it in a severe weather event. Learn more at iii.org about how they are helpin

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Survey SuggestsFew Homeowners Prepare for Weather-Related Risks

June 6, 2023

Survey SuggestsFew Homeowners Prepare for Weather-Related Risks

Tweet By Mary Sams, Senior Research Analyst, Triple-I The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially started June 1 and is forecast to be a busy one, which is why homeowners need t

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Mudslides Often Follow Wildfire; Prepare, Know Insurance Implications

September 30, 2020

Mudslides Often Follow Wildfire; Prepare, Know Insurance Implications

Tweet As wildfires continue to burn in California, Oregon, Colorado, and elsewhere – and people pray for precipitation to help firefighters in their efforts – another threat looms: m

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FEMA’s New Approach to Flood Risk Will Make Insurance Program Fairer

April 6, 2021

FEMA’s New Approach to Flood Risk Will Make Insurance Program Fairer

Tweet The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last week unveiled details of Risk Rating 2.0 – its plan to modernize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to make it fair

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Hurricanes Don’t Just Affect Coasts; Experts Say: “Get Flood Insurance”

June 9, 2020

Hurricanes Don’t Just Affect Coasts; Experts Say: “Get Flood Insurance”

Tweet With the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season activity expected to be “well above average” in intensity; three named storms having formed already; and Tropical Depression Cristobal b

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If the power goes out, can you get reimbursed for spoiled food?

August 27, 2020

If the power goes out, can you get reimbursed for spoiled food?

Tweet Following a major disaster like Hurricane Laura extended power outages are common. Nearly 800,000 customers in Louisiana and Texas were without power after the storm hit. Howev

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Earthquakes: More links from Insurance Information Instititute

July 6, 2019

Earthquakes: More links from Insurance Information Instititute

Tweet We posted this look at insurance coverage and earthquakes earlier today. More important links about earthquakes and insurance: A long III background paper on the topic, including d

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Nearly 80 percent of homeowners in coastal Carolinas uninsured for flood

September 5, 2019

Nearly 80 percent of homeowners in coastal Carolinas uninsured for flood

Tweet As Hurricane Dorian churns northward off the coast of South Carolina as a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Center continues to forecast dangerous storm surge conditions thro

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Lightning-related homeowners insurance claims down, costs up

June 19, 2020

Lightning-related homeowners insurance claims down, costs up

Tweet The number of lightning-caused U.S. homeowners insurance claims has decreased over the past few years, yet the average cost per claim has increased, according to Insurance In

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FEMA publishes flood insurance claim records going back to 1978

June 14, 2019

FEMA publishes flood insurance claim records going back to 1978

Tweet “New York City, USA – October 31, 2012: In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy the Battery Park Underpass is seen completely flooded along the West Street entrance looking north in Low

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FEMA Report Recommends New Mechanisms to Ward Against Natural Disasters

November 26, 2019

FEMA Report Recommends New Mechanisms to Ward Against Natural Disasters

Tweet By Max Dorfman, Research Writer The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is being pressed to adopt innovative methods to increase insurance penetration for floods and ot

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Calif. Risk/Regulatory Environment Highlights Role of Risk-Based Pricing

March 7, 2024

Calif. Risk/Regulatory Environment Highlights Role of Risk-Based Pricing

Tweet Even as California moves to address regulatory obstacles to fair, actuarially sound insurance underwriting and pricing, the state’s risk profile continues to evolve in ways

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Chubb Highlights Perils Keeping High-Net-Worth People Awake at Night

January 4, 2024

Chubb Highlights Perils Keeping High-Net-Worth People Awake at Night

Tweet According to a recent Chubb survey of 800 high-net-worth individuals in the United States and Canada, 92 percent are concerned about the size of a verdict against them if they

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Hurricanes Drive Louisiana Insured Losses, Insurer Insolvencies

August 8, 2022

Hurricanes Drive Louisiana Insured Losses, Insurer Insolvencies

Tweet Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I Severe hurricane damage in recent years has led to major losses by writers of Louisiana homeowners’ insurance and to the insolvency o

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Mangroves and Reefs: Insurance Can Help Protect Our Protectors

July 10, 2020

Mangroves and Reefs: Insurance Can Help Protect Our Protectors

Tweet Hurricanes and storm-related flooding are responsible for the bulk of damage from disasters in the United States, accounting for annual economic losses of about $54 billion, ac

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What a Shocker:  Florida Tops the List for Lightning Claims

June 27, 2019

What a Shocker: Florida Tops the List for Lightning Claims

Tweet By Loretta L. Worters, Vice President – Media Relations, Insurance Information Institute Authorities believe a lightning strike caused a home to go up in flames in the Riverview ar

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