Jeff Dunsavage

Latest “Lightning Round” Highlights Hack-a-Thon Winners

Jeff Dunsavage, Senior Research Analyst, Triple-I10/26/2020 Last week’s Lightning Round Products and Services for Disaster and Risk Mitigation featured presentations […]

Mudslides Often Follow Wildfires: Be Prepared and Understand the Insurance Implications

As wildfires continue to burn in California, Oregon, Colorado, and elsewhere – and people pray for precipitation to help firefighters in their efforts – another threat looms: mudslides.   Wet weather is in Oregon’s […]

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 […]

As California Fights Wildfires, It Struggles to Keep Homeowners Insured

The Los Angeles office of the National Weather Service predicted prolonged, potentially record-setting heat and dangerous weather conditions throughout California […]

Laura Loss Estimates: $4 Billion to $13 Billion

This blog post has been updated based on new information received since it was first published on September 4, 2020. […]

Hurricane Season: More Than Wind and Water

Under the best of circumstances, the Atlantic hurricane season is a challenging time. Despite improved forecasting and analytical tools, pre-storm […]

Hurricane Laura Update: 8/27/2020

Damage reports from Hurricane Laura are coming in. Lake Charles, La., was especially hard hit, and there are reports of […]

Atypical Wildfire Activity? Of Course — It’s 2020

If you need any further evidence of the anomalous nature of the year 2020, you can take a look at […]

Tropical Storms Laura and Marco Set Sights on Northern Gulf Coast

Tropical storms Laura and Marco are expected to hit the northern Gulf Coast within a few days of each other. […]

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Triple-I Satellite Media Tour: What You Need to Know and Do as Hurricane Season Peaks

The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I), along with Colorado State University’s atmospheric research scientist Dr. Phil Klotzbach, will be conducting a satellite media tour […]