Catastrophes
Wildfire season turns explosive with Bootleg, Dixie fires
Massive wildfires continued to burn in Oregon and California, feeding on fuels dried by prolonged drought and weather conditions that promoted their spread
Overcoming the challenge of cross-class clash
Learn about cross-class clash, it's potential impact to your organization and how Verisk solutions can help you address it.
Preparing for the U.S. hurricane season with enterprise-wide real-time event response
Discover how Enterprise Exposure Manager can help you understand your exposure in the case of a real-time event.
How the hail hazard is affecting property insurance
Confronting hail risk means having an informed strategy and effective tools backed by advanced technology and analytics.
The answer to enterprise-wide risk management
Evaluate enterprise-wide risk and gain insights into your global exposures with Enterprise Exposure Manager.
Preparing for a growing peril: The age of the ‘gigafire’ has begun
As dramatic as the statistics surrounding the 2020 wildfire season were, the messages they carry and the questions they raise are even more critical to address.
FEMA study shows stringent building codes save billions in losses from natural disasters
ISO's Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) was among the key sources for a FEMA study that demonstrated that building codes reduce financial losses in…
Texas Department of Insurance taps ISO for new stat plan
Learn how ISO Statistical Services will help the Texas Department of Insurance report and analyze catastrophe insurance data.
How climate change could impact U.S. hurricane risk
Learn how climate change may affect hurricane risk in the United States, specifically damage to residential and commercial properties.
A record year for civil unrest in the United States
What insurance companies need to know about U.S. civil unrest trends in 2020 and beyond.
Modeling Fundamentals: Systemic Ransomware Cyber Risk
Learn how insurers and reinsurers can properly model systemic ransomware cyber risk.
November 2020 preview: Historical catastrophe activity
The last ten Novembers saw a total of 17 PCS catastrophe designations, which consisted of ten wind and thunderstorm events, three wildland fires, three winter storms, and…
Five qualities of strong insurance leaders that emerged this year
COVID-19 and tragic events created major challenges insurance leaders, balancing the rapidly changing needs of employees and customers.
October 2020 preview: Historical catastrophe activity
In the last ten years, there’s been 32 PCS catastrophe events in October, including 20 wind and thunderstorm events, four hurricanes, five wildland fires, two tropical…
Record-breaking West Coast infernos put a fresh focus on wildfire risk
Wildfires on the west coast have burned more than 5 million acres in 2020, renewing discussion in climate change's role in this growing peril.