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Wildfire Risk and Mitigation Analytics

New wildfire regulation reshapes insurance pricing in California

The California Department of Insurance has recently adopted a new wildfire regulation that impacts how personal and commercial property insurers operate in the state. To meet changing compliance needs, FireLine®, Verisk’s holistic wildfire risk assessment solution, was enhanced to address requirements of the regulation.

House Burning In Wildfire In California

Location-specific environmental risk factors

Including key hazard indicators such as fuel, slope, and access.

Aftermath Of A Wildfire In Neighborhood

Property-level mitigation efforts

Surrounding defensible space zones and structure hardening efforts.

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Community-level mitigation efforts

Powered by our partnerships with the NFPA and the California Fire Risk Reduction Communities.

From Risk Assessment to Insurer Rate Filings, Verisk Solutions Can Help Insurers Recognize Mitigation Measures Taken by Homeowners and Businesses

Ice, Fire, Wind, and Water

Wildfire And Risk Mitigation Issue 2

This report examines recent activity, trends, and data-driven tools to help insurers and communities better measure and mitigate risk surrounding three especially destructive categories of hazards: Hail and severe thunderstorms, wildfires, and hurricanes.

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Manage wildfire risk at the address level

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Manage wildfire risk at the address level

FireLine® provides property-specific hazard scores based on the risk factors of fuel, slope, and access, and identifies risks exposed to wind-borne embers. Additional available insights include community-level mitigation information and historical wildfire activity.

Wildfire Risk Analysis

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Verisk’s wildfire risk analysis determines the number and percentage of properties at high and extreme risk from wildfire in the 13 most wildfire-prone states and two Canadian provinces.*

*AB, AZ, BC, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, and WY

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Expanded collaborations towards wildfire mitigation

Verisk supports coordinated research and education to potentially reduce the scope and severity of wildfire losses. As part of this commitment, Verisk works in concert with community-level mitigation programs to track participation. Explore our latest alliances:

National Fire Protection Association

Verisk will leverage the data from the NFPA Firewise USA® recognition program to develop property-level analytics insurers can use to refine their underwriting.

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International Association of Fire Chiefs

Verisk can now provide insurers with greater insight into mitigation efforts by indicating if a property is part of a community participating in the Ready, Set, Go! (RSG) Program.

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Key perils to watch

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Natural hazards are increasing in frequency and severity. Insurers should ask themselves three key questions while managing peril risk across:

  • Hail and severe thunderstorm
  • Wildfire
  • Hurricane, flooding, and storm surge
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Updates to ISO Rating Manuals and developments for policyholder notices

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Updates to ISO Rating Manuals and developments for policyholder notices

These efforts allows Verisk to stay connected with customers and address their concerns. The updates to ISO Rating Manuals, which will be filed this year, will give insurers a head-start on incorporating related rating credits for use with their insurance policies. Insurers will also be provided with advisory notices to policyholders concerning such credits.

Building property risk profiles from a data ecosystem

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As wildfires and other natural catastrophes grow in frequency and severity, so does the value of data ecosystems to help insurers gain a comprehensive view of property risk, from address-level exposure to granular, up-to-date reconstruction cost estimates.

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See how destruction aligns with risk

Wildfire Destruction

See how destruction aligns with risk

FireLine is extensively validated with post-event wildfire data. The tool is frequently updated to better reflect the latest risk landscape, drawing on our deep expertise in the science of wildfire trends and behavior.

More than 4.5 million U.S. properties are at high to extreme risk for wildfire

A rising risk demands data that can keep up. The growing scope and severity of wildfire risk call for practical, innovative tools to help insurers manage their exposure.

Additional insights

Wildfire Risk Teaser

Wildfire: Insurers and communities adapt to an ever-growing threat

Wildfires have moved rapidly to the fore as an exposure for insurers to understand and manage in states at high risk for this peril.

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After Catastrophes

What happens after catastrophes? Protection in a time of loss

Despite mitigation measures, natural hazards may still cause damage, and insurers need actionable data to guide underwriting and pricing.

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Risk

Best practices for underwriting natural catastrophe risk

Taking into consideration the nuances of the property you’re insuring can help you take charge of multifaceted risk factors.

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