Business Disaster Guides

Disaster Guidance for Your Business Severe weather disrupts lives, displaces families, and drives financial loss. IBHS delivers top-tier science and translates it into action so we can prevent avoidable suffering, strengthen our businesses, and support thriving communities. Business Disaster Ready Guides Hurricane Ready Thunderstorm Ready Wildfire Ready Winter Weather Ready IBHS Designation Programs FORTIFIED Home…

Home Disaster Guides

Disaster Guidance for Your Home Severe weather disrupts lives, displaces families, and drives financial loss. IBHS delivers top-tier science and translates it into action so we can prevent avoidable suffering, strengthen our homes, and support thriving communities. Home Disaster Ready Guides Hurricane Ready Thunderstorm Ready Wildfire Ready Winter Ready IBHS Designation Programs FORTIFIED Home FORTIFIED…

New IBHS, CoreLogic study shows modern building codes cut post-hurricane mortgage delinquency rates in half

Richburg, S.C., Aug. 9, 2023 – A new report released today by the Insurance Institute of Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and CoreLogic® found modern building codes decreased the expected spike in post-hurricane mortgage delinquency rates by about 50 percent. Borrowers in homes built to modern building codes — which emerged in 2002 — were least likely to experience mortgage delinquency following a hurricane when all other factors were equal.

NAIC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with IBHS, Obtains Access to Top-Tier Building Science Research

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 31, 2023) – The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that provides state insurance regulators access to IBHS member-only content and additional opportunities to collaborate on select topics concerning disaster preparedness.