Resilience Blog

Study: Extremes in snow-melt flooding and drought tied to climate change

By Maria Sassian, Research Director, Triple-I 12/29/2020 When people think about flooding brought about by climate change, chances are they […]

Why every home is at risk for flooding

The CNBC segment above reports on the increasing number of catastrophic storms in recent years, which have been exacerbated by […]

Fundamentals of Flood Insurance

10/02/2020 The FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study Program offers online training classes in fundamentals of flood insurance to […]

If It Can Rain, It Can Flood: Buy Flood Insurance

As rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally’s rains have devastated parts of the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama, the storm’s remnants […]

Ahead of Hurricane Sally’s Rains, Many Lack Flood Insurance

As Hurricane Sally slowly moves over the Gulf Coast in the next few days, historical flooding is predicted from rainfall […]

Q&A with Tasha Fuller, FloodFrame USA

By Kris Maccini, Social Media Director, Triple-I Triple-I’s “Insurance Careers Corner” series was created to highlight trailblazers in the insurance […]

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 […]