FEMA to Offer $1 Billion Through Embattled Disaster Mitigation Fund March 26, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Lauren Rosenthal The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it will fund up to $1 billion in disaster-resilient infrastructure under a grant...
Report: Ransomware Attacks Costlier as Threat Actors Become More Systematic September 9, 2025 By Allen Laman The year-over-year average cost of individual ransomware attacks rose by 17% in the first half of 2025, a portfolio claims...
Resilience Names Gittler Global Head of Claims September 6, 2024 Resilience named Jeremy Gittler global head of claims. Gittler will lead the company’s global claims team. Before Resilience, he held...
Investing in Climate Resilience Really Pays off, Study Shows July 5, 2024 By Kimberly Tallon Weather-related catastrophes are increasing in frequency and intensity, and billion-dollar disasters are becoming the norm. The U.S. averages about 10...
Viewpoint: Disaster Reduction Requires Advance Plan and Discussion about Lessons Learned October 30, 2023 By Steven Andersen, John Dulude, and Bill Zoeller The need for comprehensive disaster risk management has never been more evident. In recent years, major storms, earthquakes, wildfires, tornados,...
Report: 90% of US Counties Hit with Disaster in Last Decade November 17, 2022 By Drew Costley Ninety percent of the counties in the United States suffered a weather disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a...
Historic Homes May Prove to Be More Resilient Against Floods October 10, 2022 By Ben Finley SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out...
Summer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call For Subways October 8, 2021 By Philip Marcelo and David Porter NEW YORK (AP) — When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases...
Hurricane Ida Damage Projections Reaching the Scale of Irma, Harvey and Sandy September 9, 2021 By Jim Sams Insured losses from Hurricane Ida are now creeping into the $30 billion range after catastrophe modelers added damage to properties...
Lawmakers: Ida Damage Shows Need for Infrastructure Upgrades September 7, 2021 By Matthew Daly and Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the...