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...
Allstate Quarterly Profit Jumps on Sharp Drop in Catastrophe Losses April 30, 2026 By Arasu Kannagi Basil Allstate reported a jump in first-quarter profit on Wednesday as the property and casualty insurer benefited from a sharp fall...
With Lower Q1 Insured Losses, Re/insurers Well-Placed for More Costly Quarters Ahead April 28, 2026 By L.S. Howard Global and regional natural catastrophe activity and loss totals were lower in the first quarter of 2026 than in comparable...
Study: ‘Alarming’ High Flood Risk for 17 Million on Atlantic, Gulf Coasts April 27, 2026 By Seth Borenstein More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected...
State Farm Paid a ‘Hail’ of a Lot of Claims in 2025 April 23, 2026 State Farm said it paid out $5.6 billion nationally for hail claims in 2025, and $1.4 billion in Texas alone....
Record Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply And Food Prices April 21, 2026 By Seth Borenstein Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said...
England Has 1.2M Buildings at Risk of Flooding With No Defenses, Study Shows April 15, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any...
Wildfire Explosion Leads to Higher Financing Costs for Vulnerable Cities April 13, 2026 By Iowa Tippie College of Business Newswise — Wildfire season is approaching, threatening not only property and lives but municipal bond prices in the most vulnerable...
GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire April 10, 2026 A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind...
Toilet Paper Warehouse in California Destroyed by Fire; Employee Arrested April 8, 2026 By Janet Freund, Redd Brown and Andrea Chang An employee of a company that operates a distribution center for Kimberly-Clark Corp. has been arrested on arson charges after...