Disaster Safety Blog

Updated Thunderstorm Ready guide offers homeowners actionable steps to prepare for spring storms.

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.

IBHS announces its support of the Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2020

Richburg, SC, September 4, 2024 – A new report released today by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) reinforces the need for action at both the parcel and community levels to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic conflagration during wildfires. The 2023 Lahaina Conflagration study concludes a system of mitigation strategies, including developing communities with greater structure separation, removing combustible connective fuels and hardening properties against ember and flame exposures, is needed to mitigate the devastation seen in the Lahaina Fire.