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Nearly 6.9 Million US Homes at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge Damage

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Total Reconstruction Cost Value is More Than $1.5 Trillion It’s no surprise that residential homes in the U.S. located along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are susceptible to damage from …

The Science Behind Wind Verification Technology

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Wind is one of nature’s most difficult hazards to measure, and damage caused from it can go undetected for months. Unlike hail which can be visually seen and, more often …

Hail Verification: Closer to Ground Truth

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Superior Data In. Superior Results Out. Thunderstorms are some of the most dynamic phenomenon on earth, resulting in hail sizes that can vary from the size of a pea, to …

Humans to Blame for More Than 80% of U.S. Wildfires

Humans have been the culprits behind hundreds of thousands of wildfires in recent decades, and they will probably make things a whole lot worse in coming years. Research from the University of Colorado Boulder finds that humans have dramatically increased …

CoreLogic Names Martell CEO After Unexpected Passing of Nallathambi

Global property information and data analytics company CoreLogic announced that Frank Martell has been named president and chief executive officer and appointed to the board of directors effective immediately, succeeding Anand Nallathambi, the company’s former president and CEO, who passed …

Dwelling Data. No Pun Intended.

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Using Quality Data to Enhance User Experience Insurers who sell homeowners insurance direct-to-consumer through a website must find that delicate balance between collecting enough information to quote and bind a …

Flooding and Damaging Wind Were Most Destructive Natural Hazards in 2016

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Annual Summary from CoreLogic Details 2016 Natural Hazard Events CoreLogic® analyzes and evaluates the number and severity of natural hazard events that occurred across the U.S. annually in its Natural …

Earthquake Risk: Spotlight on Canada

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. What is ‘The Big One’? When assessing earthquake risk in Canada, many commonly refer to ‘The Big One’ that will eventually strike British Columbia (B.C.). But what exactly is ‘The …

Oklahoma Earthquakes: The Emerging Risk from Induced Seismicity

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. California is typically the first place that comes to mind when one thinks of earthquake activity in the U.S. In recent years, however, the central U.S. – especially Oklahoma, northern …

Report: Big One Along Full-length of San Andreas Could be Quite Destructive

A large earthquake along the San Andreas fault impacting both Northern and Southern California at the same time could wreak much more havoc than most may believe. Such an event, once considered impossible up until demonstrated otherwise by the U.S. …