BCEGs

9/27/2022 - 3 min read

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.

8/8/2022 - 3 min read

What’s going on with fire? Taking measure of a growing peril

Verisk works with fire protection, scientific, and insurance community to provide technology to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.

5/25/2022 - 2 min read

Evolving exposure: Lessons from the 2021 wildfire season

In our newest wildfire report, we take the measure of another year of record-setting wildfires

12/23/2020 - 5 min read

FEMA study shows stringent building codes save billions in losses from natural disasters

BCEGS was among the key sources for a FEMA study that demonstrated that building codes reduce financial losses in natural catastrophes.

5/14/2019 - 6 min read

Why Historic Buildings Such as Notre Dame are at Risk Under Restoration

The tragic fire this week at Notre Dame in Paris is a reminder that why historic buildings are at additional risk when undergoing renovation.

6/25/2018 - 2 min read

Educating the community on fire safety—the benefit to insurers

ISO Community Hazard Mitigation actively works with fire departments, building departments, water suppliers, and municipalities with our Public Protection Classification (PPC), Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS), water outreach, and emergency communication center review programs. With your participation and cooperation, we will attain our ultimate goal: safer communities.

2/13/2018 - 2 min read

Which picture shows the worst electrical risk? You make the call!

Insurers rely on data and analytics to help them mitigate risk, project future losses, and set premiums. Much of that information is delivered automatically, and insurers use intelligent software to process it. However, there’s a drawback to artificial intelligence (AI): it’s weak on making judgment calls in certain instances.

1/3/2018 - 5 min read

The danger of combustible exteriors on tall buildings

In the wake of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, the London Fire Brigade asked Verisk to perform an analysis on buildings in the UK that have similar characteristics to Grenfell Tower.

10/27/2017 - 4 min read

Residential wind and surge damage inflicted by Hurricane Irma

Verisk's team surveyed areas around Miami and the Florida Keys to understand the nature and intensity of wind and storm surge damage from Hurricane Irma.

8/15/2017 - 4 min read

For actionable building information, you need to COPE

Insurers need high-quality information on construction, occupancy, public and private fire protection, and exposure—otherwise known as COPE.

5/24/2017 - 3 min read

Spreading the word on building code effectiveness

Building code effectiveness and enforcement are vital to a community’s risk mitigation and something most insurers consider highly important when underwriting a property policy.