Catastrophes

4/30/2025 - 3 min read

Quarterly Reconstruction Cost Growth Rate Remains Modest for Now

Total reconstruction costs in the United States, including materials and retail labor, increased by 5.2% from April 2024 to April 2025, up from April 2023 to April 2024 (4.6%).

9/16/2024 - 2 min read

Property Repair Costs Growth Accelerates in Q2 2024

Key factors in property expenses—labor, materials, claims, and trends in the US & Canada. Plus, review claims data trends vs. prior years.

9/10/2024 - 6 min read

Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery for Homeowners and Insurers

Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery for Homeowners & Insurers.

10/10/2023 - 7 min read

Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Record Heat in 2023

Explore the dynamic confluence of climate change and El Niño in 2023, poised to make this year a record-breaker for global heat.

8/22/2023 - 3 min read

Hurricanes: The current threat and the future warning signals

As climate change unfolds, hurricanes give a high-profile glimpse into the potential effects of a warming world.

5/31/2023 - 5 min read

Climate change vs. climate variability: their impact on insured losses

Catastrophe models help better understand and quantify insured losses caused by climate change and climate variability.

5/30/2023 - 3 min read

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.

5/4/2023 - 2 min read

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.

4/27/2023 - 2 min read

Can insurers make finding growth opportunities easy? Absolutely

Here's one way to stay ahead of the competition.

4/6/2023 - 2 min read

Severe thunderstorms and hail: Concentrated events that pack a punch

Severe thunderstorms are a common natural phenomenon in the US, causing more than half of annual reported insured losses since 1985.

4/4/2023 - 1 min read

Emerging Issues Bracket Recap: Your Top Topic Picks in 2023

Your top concern? PFAS “forever chemicals.”

3/16/2023 - 3 min read

Introducing Verisk’s insurance coverage and regulatory legal team

This spring, we’re welcoming Verisk’s legal team into a public conversation with our customers.

2/27/2023 - 2 min read

How to do a better job with Comprehensive deductible relativities

When it comes to pricing for personal auto, there are a lot of things insurers can choose to assess. Here's how to decide what to focus on.

2/27/2023 - 5 min read

Which emerging issue will shape the P/C industry in 2023…and beyond

The 2023 Emerging Issues Bracket Challenge is our opportunity to see which issues have your attention this year.

10/20/2022 - 6 min read

Will climate change lead to more hurricanes?

Verisk’s Climate Change Projections help organizations investigate how loss metrics such as average annual losses (AALs) and return period may change in the future.