Resilience Blog

Flood insurance purchase rates in Texas and Louisiana coastal counties

Hurricane Laura’s impact includes flooding from storm surge in coastal areas and inland flash flooding from heavy rainfall. Calcasieu Pass […]

Mangroves and Coral Reefs: How Insurance Can Protect the Protectors

By Jeff Dunsavage, 7/9/2020 Hurricanes and storm-related flooding are responsible for the bulk of damage from disasters in the United […]

Understanding FEMA and other flood maps

On June 29 the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research firm, released an analysis of flood risk which shows that […]

FEMA Study: Tougher Building Codes Prevent Billions of Dollars in Losses

A new study by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could be instrumental to its effort to convince states and […]

Webinar: Building resilient businesses and communities in the time of COVID-19

On May 14 the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), co-hosted a webinar with ResilientH20 Partners that focused on managing extreme weather […]

Mississippi flood insurance purchases low, despite wetter rainy seasons – and they are not alone

Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged by flooding, as heavy rains inundated Jackson, Mississippi, over the President’s Day weekend, […]

flood victims

Covered: The story of a more insured world

What does it mean to live in a more insured world? For one thing, it means we’re protecting lives and […]

Homes under water after Hurricane Harvey

You need flood insurance

It’s the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, with billions of economic losses every year. According […]

Video: How to get flood insurance

“What’s remarkable about flood insurance is that only 12 percent of people have it.” – Triple-I CEO Sean Kevelighan

United States Census Bureau: Coastline America

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]