Personal Property

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.

8/15/2023 - 1 min read

Smarter and faster: Prefill data to help accelerate workflows

Current and curated data about a structure’s age, square footage, and use are the backbone of reliable reconstruction cost estimates (RCEs).

7/13/2023 - 3 min read

Quarterly reconstruction cost increases continue to steady

Total reconstruction costs increased 4.3% from July 2022 to July 2023. This uptick follows the 3.1% increase from April 2022 to April 2023.

7/10/2023 - 5 min read

The E-bike Coverage Question: Far from Resolved

As e-bikes become more popular, there are increasing concerns insurers must consider.

6/20/2023 - 3 min read

Reconstruction costs vs. market value: the hidden coverage crisis

Market value and reconstruction cost estimates are unique measures subject to different forces; only RCEs should be used for coverage.

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.

5/4/2023 - 3 min read

How insurtech can better determine sufficient contents coverage

From estimating to calculating: Predictive modeling and machine learning remove the guesswork from evaluations.

4/28/2023 - 0 min read

Having the best of both worlds in property and auto inspections

Determining or verifying key risk characteristics of insured property or vehicles can be costly, labor-intensive, and time-consuming.

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.

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.

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.

12/12/2022 - 2 min read

Why it’s time to rethink vehicle cybersecurity

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.