What Home Age Actually Tells Us About Claims — And What It Doesn’t July 17, 2026 By Andrew Leeds Looking at non-catastrophe claims that closed with a payment last year, the median paid loss hovered around $9,000 regardless of...
Changes in Policy Language, Provisions Suppressing Claim Volume, Report Shows July 2, 2026 By Don Jergler U.S. claim volume fell 8.9% from last year, with total claims dipping 13.1% below the five-year average, despite several large...
Couple Charged With Making Duplicate Hail Claims for Same Damage June 9, 2026 By William Rabb A North Carolina couple this week was awaiting court action after they were charged with filing claims with two different...
Verisk: Hail Volatility, Aging Roofs Driving Higher Severity June 1, 2026 Average U.S. residential roof replacement costs jumped 33% and repair costs rose 25% in 2025 compared to the prior four-year...
Insurance Attorneys Flip $1M Hail Claim into Nearly $2M Suit for Contractor Interference May 28, 2026 By Don Jergler What began as a lawsuit filed against Church Mutual Insurance Company on a $1 million-plus claim dispute turned into a...
Hail to High Variance: Rethinking Test Squares and Roof Damage Assessment May 6, 2026 By Giancarlo Grant For decades, the 10×10‑foot test square has been the industry standard for evaluating hail damage to roofing systems. It is...
Severity Was up, But How Will Falling Claims Volume Impact The Profession? December 30, 2025 By Don Jergler The reduced volume was mostly driven by favorable weather and reduced catastrophe activity. The decline extended across cat and non-cat...
Beware the Rise in Unproven ‘Brittleness Test’ for Roof Shingle Claims November 14, 2025 By George Miles A few years ago, in the early 2020s, it was not unusual to hear about or even see roofing workers...
Storm System Threatens Central and Southern US With Hail and Damaging Winds October 16, 2025 As many as 22 states face the risk for severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging wind gusts over the next several...
Smaller Hail May Be More Damaging to Roofs Than Once Believed, Study Shows October 2, 2025 By William Rabb A study by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety found roof damage from smaller hailstones may be much...