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California’s Next Mega Fire, This Could be The Year

When Thomas Jeffery visits states like California, he likes to take some time out to drive around and take a hard look at the conditions and the landscape. As a scientist, Jeffery feels this helps put first-person observations into his …

Is Your Portfolio Prepared for the 2014 Hurricane Season?

This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. After one of the quietest hurricane seasons in decades, The Weather Channel predicts a below-average 2014 Atlantic Hurricane season. The early outlook released March 24, 2014 calls for 11 named …

Florida Home Foreclosure Rate Falls But Still Triple National Average

The residential foreclosure rate in Florida, which has the highest percentage of delinquent mortgages in the U.S., declined to 6.2 percent in January, according to a report by CoreLogic Inc. That’s down from 10.1 percent from a year earlier. Florida’s …

The Importance of Risk Scores in By-Peril Rating

This blog post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Natural disasters can happen anywhere and at any time, but they often show allegiance to a particular location and geography. Hurricanes hit most frequently along the Atlantic and Gulf …

CoreLogic in California Acquires Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and DataQuick

CoreLogic closed its acquisition of Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and DataQuick Information Systems, a property data and analytics information company. The acquisition also included the credit and flood services operations of DataQuick Lending Solutions from the Decision Insight Information Group. MSB …

Early California Wildfires Risk To Homes And Vineyards

California’s worst drought in decades is feeding what may become a devastating wildfire season, one that is starting about five months early. Extremely dry conditions have sparked 487 wildfires so far in 2014, compared with only 2 for the same …

CoreLogic Acquires Catastrophe Modeling Firm Eqecat

CoreLogic, an Irivine, Calif. company that provides the insurance, financial services and real estate industries with data and analytics, has acquired catastrophe modeling firm Eqecat from ABS Group. Alyson Austin, CoreLogic spokesperson, said the transaction closed on Dec. 20. The …

Report: $189B in Western U.S. Properties High Wildfire Potential

Despite a little touch of some wetter and cooler weather, the 2013 wildfire season isn’t over, and the Western states in particular should be prepared for a few more potentially active months. That’s according to the 2013 CoreLogic Wildfire Hazard …

Corelogic in Southern California Buying Marshall & Swift/Boeckh

Real estate data provider CoreLogic is buying Marshall & Swift/Boeckh and DataQuick Information Solutions for $661 million, helping to broaden its property/casualty insurance services and add to its existing property data and analytics business. The transaction with the Decision Insight …

CoreLogic to Buy Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, DataQuick for $661 Million

CoreLogic Inc. agreed to buy three real estate data companies from TPG Capital’s Decision Insight Information Group for $661 million to expand its coverage of the property and casualty insurance industries. CoreLogic will acquire Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, DataQuick Information Systems …