Research On 20 April 2024, a storm struck Rock Hill, South Carolina producing high concentrations of severe hail up to 2.25 in. in estimated maximum diameter that damaged structures and 80–90 mph wind gusts that downed trees and powerlines. IBHS collaborated with four member companies and local officials to conduct a post-event damage investigation and…
LOS ANGELES/RICHBURG, SC, April 8, 2025 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released Resilient Rebuilding: A Path Forward for Los Angeles, a blueprint for rebuilding a more survivable and insurable Los Angeles after the devastating Eaton and Palisades Fires. IBHS calls on local leaders to take regulatory action to ensure critical structural and defensible space requirements and specific mitigation actions needed to make the next generation of Los Angeles homes and communities more wildfire resilient are taken during this historic rebuilding.
LOS ANGELES – (March 27, 2025) – KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the largest and most trusted homebuilders in the U.S., today unveiled the nation’s first new-home community that meets the home- and neighborhood-level wildfire resilience standards developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), an independent nonprofit research organization dedicated to protecting homes and communities against natural disasters.
WILMINGTON, NC – [March 21, 2025] – The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) reaffirmed its commitment to building a stronger, storm-ready North Carolina today at an event celebrating a major milestone: more than 15,000 FORTIFIED Roof™ designations statewide. The event also recognized the individuals and organizations instrumental in bringing the FORTIFIED program to North Carolina’s coastal communities.
Sacramento, CA and Richburg, SC ─ As the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and the broader Los Angeles community continue to reckon with the devastating toll of the January 2025 wildfires, a broad coalition of housing, fire science, insurance and policy experts are urging Los Angeles to rebuild using Chapter 7A building code.
Richburg, SC, Feb. 11, 2025 – Ahead of spring storms, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges home and business owners to use its Thunderstorm Ready guides to prepare now to reduce avoidable damage, especially to a structure’s roof, which serves as the first line of defense against severe weather. Last year, losses from severe storms alone reached $54 billion, making it the second-highest loss year on record, driven by 17 individual billion-dollar events.
Parsippany, NJ and Richburg, SC (January 30, 2025) – GAF, a Standard Industries company and North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), an independent, nonprofit, scientific research and communications organization, today announced an alliance to make resilient FORTIFIED™ roofs more accessible to homeowners across the country. GAF provides a variety of roofing products that comply with IBHS’s FORTIFIED Roof™ standards and is deploying critical training expertise and capabilities to help contractors identify those products and learn about FORTIFIED installation methods that help homes withstand weather events.
Insights Because interior water damage to residential construction remains one of the most consistent and ever-present sources of insurance claims and losses, the IBHS Residential Committee and the Research Advisory Council developed this “State of the Risk” report to identify reoccurring drivers of interior water loss. Despite the omnipresent nature of these losses, the spectrum…
Richburg, SC, Nov. 21, 2024 – The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released the 2025 FORTIFIED Home™, FORTIFIED Commercial™ and FORTIFIED Multifamily™ construction standards. All three standards are updated periodically to align with building codes and design standards. Since its inception in 2010, the FORTIFIED program has set the benchmark for beyond-code construction and re-roofing, designed to reduce storm damage by strengthening areas of homes, commercial buildings and multifamily properties typically vulnerable to high winds and heavy rain.
Richburg, SC, Nov. 14, 2024 – While summertime temperatures have lingered in many parts of the country, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) reminds homeowners winter is around the corner and urges them to use the time now to reduce their risk of property damage – especially from frozen pipes – ahead of severe winter storms.
