New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America
Roy Wright provides perspective as a new study aims to help homeowners better understand their flood risk.
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New Alabama State Park Buildings Utilize IBHS Commercial Resiliency Standards
“While no structure is fully immune to nature’s most extreme weather, IBHS research continues to show that mitigation and strong building codes are the best ways to prepare communities for natural disasters.”
Nearly Doubling a Property’s Wildfire Survival Rate: New Study from Zesty.ai in Collaboration with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety Shows Impact of Key Mitigation Action
Research across more than 71,000 properties involved in wildfires draws significant links between fuel management and property survival
Near-Building Noncombustible Zone
Research Wildfire activity is on the rise and with this comes an increased impact on buildings, including homes and businesses, in the wildland-urban interface. Residents and business owners can take steps to reduce the risk to their property located in wildfire-prone areas. Eliminating fuels from the immediate area surrounding the building, as referred to as…
IBHS Marks 30,000th FORTIFIED Designation at Atlantic Beach Home of NCIUA Strengthen Your Roof Grantee
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) celebrated its 30,000th FORTIFIED Home™ designation at a home in Atlantic Beach, NC. The home’s resilient roof was funded in part by the Strengthen Your Roof program operated by the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) and meets the stringent resilience requirements of the FORTIFIED program.
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.
Murray Morrison, PhD
Murray Morrison, PhD Managing Director of Research Dr. Murray Morrison joined IBHS in 2011 as a research engineer, after being a visiting researcher at the IBHS Research Center as part of a collaboration between the University of Western Ontario, FM Global and IBHS. His areas of expertise include wind tunnel measurements and techniques, boundary layer…
Most Western States Lack Comprehensive Wildfire Approach, Uniform Enforcement
Richburg, SC, Nov. 2, 2023 – New research shows few states and counties with the greatest wildfire risk are using sound regulatory approaches backed by consistent enforcement.
Living with Wildfire – a report from the Insurance Institute of Business & Home Safety (IBHS), the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) and Verisk, examined community vulnerability and wildfire readiness around the wildland-urban interface (WUI) in 13 Western states.
Mitigation Matters
Mitigation Matters Public policy plays an important role helping our nation prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Every region of our country is vulnerable to one or more hazards, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, hailstorms, ice and snow, and wildfires. By helping individuals, businesses, and communities take protective action before disaster strikes, public…