Scientists Crush and Analyze Hailstones in First-of-its-Kind Study June 25, 2025 By Seth Borenstein, Brittany Peterson and Carolyn Kaster Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their...
Certification Enables California, Oregon Homeowners to Earn Premium Discounts May 29, 2025 Homeowners in California and Oregon in high-risk wildfire areas can earn discounts on insurance premiums through a new certification program...
Wuuii Partnering with IBHS on Wildfire Prepared Home Option for Californians October 18, 2024 Wuuii is partnering with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to combine IBHS’ Wildfire Prepared Home program and...
Oklahoma House Passes Bill to Fund Fortified Homes Program March 13, 2024 Oklahoma lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide financial grants to residents to...
Viewpoint: Stronger Building Standards Must Be the Norm March 10, 2023 By Mark Berven Regardless of where you call home, we all face growing risk of damage related to extreme weather. Hurricanes, wildfires, winter...
Louisiana ‘Good,’ but Texas Lags in IBHS Building Code Rankings July 23, 2021 Texas has a long way to go but despite getting hit by four hurricanes and one tropical storm in 2020,...
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...
Damage Analysis of 2017-2018 California Wildfires Keys on Mitigation July 15, 2020 New findings point to need for home improvements that resist embers, the cause of up to 90 percent of wildfire...
Congressional Action Plan on Climate Change Applauded by Zurich, IBHS July 2, 2020 By Don Jergler A Congressional action plan for a clean energy economy is garnering a bit of praise from a few important names...
IBHS Chief Continues to Ask Congress to Embrace Tax Credits for Climate Resilience October 24, 2019 By Don Jergler The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has its eye on more than just helping improve safety on the...