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Earthquake Country Alliance’s Minimize Financial Hardship Webinar
The Earthquake Country Alliance will host a webinar on how to be financially prepared for an earthquake as part of its Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety series. The webinar will focus on Step 4 – Minimize Financial Hardship. It will include tips on organizing important documents, strengthening your property and insurance. Experts listed below will … Continue reading Earthquake Country Alliance’s Minimize Financial Hardship Webinar →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 10:14 PM |
If It Can Rain, It Can Flood: Buy Flood Insurance
Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains have devastated parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama, and the storm’s remnants are forecast to spread the flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas. Many of the properties damaged will doubtless be found to be uninsured, compounding homeowners’ misery. A well-known coverage gap The flood insurance protection gap … Continue reading If It Can Rain, It Can Flood: Buy Flood Insurance →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 5:43 PM |
Poll: Homeowners Gain in Disaster Prep; Coverage Understanding Still Lags
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, a welcome development as the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season got off to an early start and is expected to produce a higher-than-average number of storms. “The insurance industry’s focus on resilience … Continue reading Poll: Homeowners Gain in Disaster Prep; Coverage Understanding Still Lags →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 12:04 PM |
Ahead of Hurricane Sally’s Rains, Many Lack Flood Insurance
As Hurricane Sally slowly moves over the Gulf Coast in the next few days, historical flooding is predicted from rainfall for parts of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and the Carolinas. National Weather Service published a map of areas in Gulf Coast states most at risk for flash floods. Triple-I estimated the percentage of properties … Continue reading Ahead of Hurricane Sally’s Rains, Many Lack Flood Insurance →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 6:00 PM |
Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall as Category 2 Storm
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 heavy rainfall and catastrophic floods for miles. Dr. Philip Klotzbach, Triple-I non-resident scholar and Colorado State University atmospheric scientist, gives an update on the storm in the … Continue reading Hurricane Sally Makes Landfall as Category 2 Storm →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 5:53 PM |
Is Your Business Ready for Disaster? National Preparedness Month Webinar
September 16, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT This year’s National Preparedness Month theme of “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today” has never been more appropriate. Join the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) during National Preparedness Month for a … Continue reading Is Your Business Ready for Disaster? National Preparedness Month Webinar →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 7:42 PM |
Student Hacker Teams Showcase Their Winning Skills at PennApps 3rd Annual Hack-for-Resilience Competition
From Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 13, the third annual the Hack-for-Resilience competition (“H4R”) was hosted by Wharton Risk Center and the Insurance Information Institute’s (“Triple-I”) Resilience Accelerator as part of the PennAppsXXI hackathon. This year’s competition yielded an impressive array of powerful data, robotics and AI solutions, as well as unique perspectives on … Continue reading Student Hacker Teams Showcase Their Winning Skills at PennApps 3rd Annual Hack-for-Resilience Competition →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 5:08 PM |
Hurricane Sally Update: 09/15/20
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 scientist Dr. Philip Klotzbach. While the Category 1 storm doesn’t look to intensify much today given relatively strong wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures (since the storm is moving very … Continue reading Hurricane Sally Update: 09/15/20 →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 3:37 PM |
Tropical Storm Sally to be 8th named storm to make U.S. landfall
U.S. Gulf Coast residents from Louisiana to Florida should prepare for Tropical Storm Sally, which is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before making landfall on Tuesday. There is uncertainty over the specific timing and location of Sally’s landfall, as well as its ultimate intensity level. Severe weather conditions will last, however, for several days … Continue reading Tropical Storm Sally to be 8th named storm to make U.S. landfall →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 3:55 PM |
Policyholder Surplus Matters: Here’s Why
Perhaps the most emotionally compelling data point invoked by those who would compel insurers – through litigation and legislation – to pay business-interruption claims explicitly excluded from the policies they wrote is the property/casualty insurance industry’s nearly $800 billion policyholder surplus. Many Americans hear “surplus” and think of a bit of cash they have stashed … Continue reading Policyholder Surplus Matters: Here’s Why →
POSTED SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 2:05 PM |
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