April 12, 2021
How affordable is homeowners insurance?
Tweet The average homeowners insurance premium was $1,249 in 2018, up by 3.1 percent from the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Association of Insurance C
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December 11, 2020
Is my exotic pet covered by insurance?
Tweet Photo by Andre Mouton from Pexels Did you know that December 14 is international monkey day? This delightful holiday to honor everyone’s favorite simians was invented by two Mic
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February 16, 2021
How to survive severe cold weather
Tweet During the deep freeze across multiple states this week, some U.S. electric companies are being forced to pull the plug on consumers in the form of “rolling blackouts” to con
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May 28, 2021
Flood Pictures Worth More Than 1,000 Words
Tweet One of the benefits of social media is the fact that it reminds you what was on your mind several years earlier. Today I was reminded of the horrific flooding in Ellicott City,
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February 5, 2020
Triple-I’s insurance for resilience project
Tweet In this video, Sean Kevelighan, CEO of the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), talks about the Triple-I’s Resilience Hub that the organization began developing in 201
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September 16, 2020
Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall as Category 2 Storm
Tweet Hurricane Sally made landfall this morning near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph and higher gusts. The storm threatens extremely h
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October 14, 2024
Florida InsurersCan Weather AnotherBig Storm This Season
Tweet Despite warnings from two leading insurance rating agencies that Hurricane Milton weakened or threatened Florida’s recovering home insurance market, the market “can manage
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October 21, 2024
Buying Your First Home? Know Your Insurance
Tweet By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I First-time buyers comprised only 32 percent of the housing market in 2023, according to an annual profile by the Nat
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April 29, 2021
Partnering to Improve Flood Resilience
Tweet Improved access to data, analytical tools, and sophisticated modeling capabilities has turned flood insurance from a virtually untouchable risk for insurers to an area of incre
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September 18, 2023
Shutdown Threat Looms Over U.S. Flood Insurance
Tweet Even as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season proves to be more intense than originally predicted, federal funding for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is threatened by
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September 1, 2020
Hurricane Season:More Than Wind & Water
Tweet Under the best of circumstances, the Atlantic hurricane season is a challenging time. Despite improved forecasting and analytical tools, pre-storm communication, and engineerin
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September 21, 2020
Tropical Storm Beta Moves Toward Texas Coast
Tweet Tropical Storm #Beta is forecast to make landfall in TX by tonight. If it does so, it will be 9th named storm (tropical storms and #hurricanes) to make landfall in continental US
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July 3, 2019
How Insurance Supports The American Farmer
Tweet 2019 has produced devastating floods in the Midwest and parts of the South—crippling many farmers during the important planting season. This video shows the role insurance plays in
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July 1, 2020
Understanding FEMA and other flood maps
Tweet On June 29 the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research firm, released an analysis of flood risk which shows that nearly 6 million of the nation’s properties are at more s
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September 14, 2020
Policyholder Surplus Matters: Here’s Why
Tweet Perhaps the most emotionally compelling data point invoked by those who would compel insurers – through litigation and legislation – to pay business-interruption claims explici
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September 15, 2020
Hurricane Sally Update: 09/15/20
Tweet Hurricane Sally looks to be a very significant hurricane for the northern Gulf Coast according to Triple-I non-resident scholar and Colorado State University atmospheric scient
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February 4, 2019
You need flood insurance: “ice jam” edition
Tweet like space jam, but with ice So you live in Wisconsin, far away from any hurricanes and ocean storm surges. You don’t need flood insurance, right? Wrong. The big thaw spreading acro
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February 12, 2020
Proposing on Valentine’s Day? Get Insurance for That Ring and You’ll Be a Cut above the Rest
Tweet Nothing is more romantic than a marriage proposal on Valentine’s Day! The first step after giving a valuable engagement ring—well, maybe the second, after the “Yes!”—
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June 20, 2019
Are impact-resistant roof shingles all they’re cracked up to be? The IBHS is on the case
Tweet Getty Images By Jennifer Ha, Head of Editorial and Publications, Insurance Information Institute Hail damage is a growing problem in large regions of the United States and causes
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February 9, 2021
Poverty and opioids unexpectedly tied to rise in personal umbrella claim severity: Gen Re
Tweet Insurers saw more costly personal umbrella claims before the start of 2020, according to a Gen Re analysis, and the reinsurer expects such claims to continue as we emerge
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February 25, 2020
Mississippi Flood Insurance Purchases Low, Despite Wetter Rainy Seasons – And They’re Not Alone
Tweet Getty images Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged by flooding, as heavy rains inundated Jackson, Mississippi over the Presidents Day weekend, pushing the Pearl River to
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April 11, 2019
Avoid a Double Tragedy: Tips from National Dog Bite Prevention Week® Coalition Partners
Tweet Janet Ruiz Our previous post discussed homeowners liability claims stemming from dog bites. Today, Janet Ruiz, I.I.I.’s Director of Strategic Communications, has these valuable sa
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September 17, 2020
Poll: Homeowners Gain in Disaster Prep; Coverage Understanding Still Lags
Tweet The 2020 Triple-I Consumer Poll found that homeowners are protecting their properties against disasters like flooding and hurricanes at a higher rate than previously reported,
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June 22, 2023
Weather Risk Isn’t “Someone Else’s Problem,” Triple-I Executive Tells Weather Channel Viewers
Tweet Of the findings in Triple-I’s recent report on consumer perceptions of weather risk, the Weather Channel’s experts were most struck by the fact that 60 percent of homeowner
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