Trish Hopkinson

4/12/2023 - 2 min read

Reconstruction cost dips signal increased market stabilization

Total reconstruction costs, including materials and labor, increased 3.1% from April 2022 to 2023. Costs continue to slow down and steady.

2/8/2023 - 1 min read

The claims connection: A key consideration for ITV alignment

The truest test of an ITV solution is how it performs with actual losses, which can yield critical data to validate and calibrate RCEs.

1/18/2023 - 2 min read

As increases slow, reconstruction costs show signs of stabilizing

Total reconstruction costs, including materials and labor, increased 6.8% from January 2022 to January 2023, a drop from the last quarter.

10/31/2022 - 2 min read

Keeping pulse: Tracking the latest price surges to maintain ITV

Verisk data shows the cost to rebuild a property is still more than 11 percent higher, on average, than it was pre-pandemic.

10/19/2022 - 3 min read

Hurricane Ian and other pressures drive uptick in reconstruction costs

Total reconstruction costs, including materials and retail labor, increased by 9.3% from October 2021 to October 2022.

7/15/2022 - 3 min read

Reconstruction cost rise slows—but from historic peaks

Verisk's 360Value Quarterly Reconstruction Cost Analysis shows materials and labor prices rose 3 percent from July 2021 to July 2022.

6/29/2022 - 1 min read

Keeping up with home improvements—and insurance to value

Knowing when a property has been updated is critical, as these changes can add new liability risks and insurance-to-value considerations.

6/24/2022 - 3 min read

Integration without disruption: Simpler reconstruction cost estimates

Property insurers can move to simplify quoting workflows in a digital-first strategy with fast, reliable reconstruction cost estimates.

5/6/2022 - 2 min read

Capture insurance to value at renewal for personal property

With renovations increasing rapidly, the pressure to monitor property changes has increased to promote premium and ITV alignment.

4/19/2022 - 3 min read

Inflation lifts reconstruction costs as fuel prices boost volatility

Verisk's 360Value® Quarterly Reconstruction Cost Analysis shows materials and labor prices rose 13.5 percent from April 2021 to April 2022

4/7/2022 - 4 min read

Reliable prefill data helps boost homeowners underwriting confidently

SmartSource in 360Value gives personal property insurers the current and comprehensive data they need to underwrite with confidence.

3/7/2022 - 1 min read

Using a data ecosystem to capture impacts of Colorado’s Marshall Fire

A new Verisk wildfire case study breaks down the data suite used to evaluate the aftermath of the recent Marshall Fire in Colorado.

1/19/2022 - 4 min read

Reconstruction prices rise moderately amid demand for materials, labor

Total U.S. reconstruction costs, including materials and retail labor, rose 7.2 percent in the year-over-year period ending January 2022.

10/20/2021 - 3 min read

Reconstruction costs rise slowly as lumber shows increasing volatility

The latest 360Value® Reconstruction Cost Analysis shows that lumber price volatility is slowing the overall pace of growth.

8/30/2021 - 5 min read

Current cost estimates key to manage lumber’s ‘demand surge’

Property insurance underwriters relying on up-to-date cost data to cope with higher reconstruction estimates amid lumber's price volatility.