Disaster Safety Blog

Richburg, SC, April 23, 2024 — As hurricane season approaches, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today released the fifth edition of Rating the States, which evaluates building code adoption, enforcement and contractor licensing in the 18 states along the hurricane coastline from Texas to Maine. The signature study found that while some states work to ensure homes are resilient against extreme weather, many communities remain vulnerable because state or local jurisdictions have failed to adopt or enforce modern building codes or have allowed their codes to lapse and become outdated.

Paradise, CA, March 27, 2024 – Habitat for Humanity of Butte County (HFHBC) – one of the primary organizations rebuilding in Paradise, CA, following the 2018 Camp Fire – today announced it will build all future homes in the community to the Wildfire Prepared Home Plus standard developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).

Richburg, SC, Feb. 13, 2024 – Last year Americans saw that storms don’t need to make national headlines to wreak havoc on homes and businesses, as more than 20 states were impacted by 19 severe convective storm events, each causing over $1 billion in damage. With most billion-dollar storms occurring between March and June, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) urges property owners to act now using its research-based Thunderstorm Ready guides to help prevent damage before this year’s severe spring weather strikes.  

Richburg, SC, Nov. 16, 2023 – With winter fast approaching, now is the time for home and business owners to take action to prepare their properties for severe winter weather. Guidance from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) can help prevent costly damage and disruption when freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation arrive, in a year El Niño is expected to bring atypical conditions.

Richburg, SC, Nov. 16, 2023 – With winter fast approaching, now is the time for home and business owners to take action to prepare their properties for severe winter weather. Guidance from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) can help prevent costly damage and disruption when freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation arrive, in a year El Niño is expected to bring atypical conditions.

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.

Richburg, SC, Oct. 19, 2023 – Even as the seasons change, many communities are still at risk of wildfire. Property owners can strengthen their homes and businesses year-round using science-based mitigation actions from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS). IBHS’s updated Wildfire Ready guides for homes and businesses provide critical steps, based on the latest wildfire research, to address ignition risk and lay out a pathway for property owners to build wildfire resilience.