Wildfire
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.
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.
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.
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.
How wildfire activity is affecting Northern California for the long haul
With the wine industry estimating over $3 billion in losses due to these fire events, the spotlight on wildfire risk in Northern California remains as acute as ever.
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.
Why 2022 is already a historic wildfire season
Gain insights into the 2022 wildfire season in the United States and learn how early snow melts contribute to greater wildfire risk.
Proposed wildfire rules could reshape insurance pricing in California
California may implement new wildfire rating regulations that could impact personal and commercial property insurers.
Evolving exposure: Lessons from the 2021 wildfire season
In our newest wildfire report, we take the measure of another year of record-setting wildfires
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.
Verisk 2021 wildfire risk analysis provides updated data on rising threat
Fully understanding the peril of wildfire and the primary risk factors involved is crucial to accurate property underwriting. FireLine® Risk Reports can help keep you…
Unprecedented behavior: Wildfires have jumped the Sierra Nevada
The Caldor Fire in California and Nevada is the second known instance—both occurring in 2021—of a wildfire crossing the Sierra Nevada.
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.
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…
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.