Severe Weather Risk

August 9, 2023

Can Modern Building Codes Impact Mortgage Delinquency After Hurrica...

A joint study by IBHS and CoreLogic explores how building codes can influence risk management strategies and impact mortgage payment performance after landfalling hurricanes.

August 9, 2023

The Influence of Building Codes on Mortgages

The whitepaper investigates the areas of the U.S. affected by Hurricanes Irma (2017), Harvey (2017), Michael (2018) and Laura (2020).

April 24, 2023

April 19 – Severe Thunderstorms Across Central US

CoreLogic estimates 413,013 homes may have sustained hail damage during April 19 severe thunderstorms.

April 6, 2023

April 4 Severe Thunderstorms May Have Impacted Up to $202.5B in Res...

CoreLogic estimates 578,900 homes may have sustained hail damage during the April 4 severe weather outbreak.

April 4, 2023

Severe Thunderstorms Hit Across Central US

A severe weather outbreak including tornadoes and hail may have impacted approximately 358,000 homes worth an estimated $83.2B across the central U.S.

March 29, 2023

March 24 EF-4 Tornado in Mississippi

CoreLogic estimates over 4,100 homes were within the path of the tornado that hit Mississippi on March 24, 2023.

March 29, 2023

What Was it Really Like to Live Through the California Floods? Our ...

In Part 2, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith talks about the atmospheric rivers and the snow that has made headlines and headway in altering California’s natural hazard landscape.

January 24, 2022

3 Predictions for How Insurers Will Better Protect Policyholders fr...

2021 proved to be yet another challenging year for property & casualty insurers with significant variations in reconstruction costs, growing threats to property from natural catastrophes, and the persistent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 7, 2021

Three Things to Know About Tropical Storm Elsa

July 7, 2021 | 11:57 AM CT What’s happening? Elsa made landfall as a Tropical Storm along the western Florida coast roughly 50 miles southeast of Tallahassee with sustained winds of up to 65 mph, 10 mph below Category 1 hurricane intensity. The remnants of Elsa will track along the eastern US coa...

June 25, 2021

How Canadian Insurers Can Respond Faster After Hailstorms

In June of 2020, the city of Calgary experienced a devastating hail event, one of the top 10 insurance losses in Canadian history. The hailstorm was responsible for 1.3 billion Canadian dollars in damages as of January 2021[1], though it’s possible actual damages are much higher now that many mor...

May 18, 2021

Flooding in Lake Charles, LA

After being impacted by Hurricanes Delta and Laura in 2020 – and just weeks ahead of the official start to the 2021 hurricane season – Lake Charles, Louisiana residents are now being impacted by heavy rainfall of 6 – 15 inches this week resulting in bayous and creeks flooding streets. The o...

April 23, 2021

5 Reasons Why Damages in Texas Were So Drastic

As climate change continues to increase the severity of natural catastrophe events, housing infrastructure across the nation is being challenged on a routine basis. In February 2021, a severe winter storm brought frigid arctic air and dangerously cold winds into the Mississippi Valley region. Mor...