Dr. Arindam Samanta

5/30/2023 - 3 min read

Wildfire: Insurers and communities adapt to an ever-growing threat

Wildfires have moved rapidly to the fore as an exposure for insurers to understand and manage in states at high risk for this peril.

4/6/2023 - 2 min read

Severe thunderstorms and hail: Concentrated events that pack a punch

Severe thunderstorms are a common natural phenomenon in the US, causing more than half of annual reported insured losses since 1985.

8/24/2022 - 4 min read

How wildfire activity is affecting Northern California for the long haul

With the wine industry estimating over $3 billion in losses due to these fire events, the spotlight on wildfire risk in Northern California remains as acute as ever.

8/8/2022 - 3 min read

What’s going on with fire? Taking measure of a growing peril

Verisk works with fire protection, scientific, and insurance community to provide technology to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.

6/21/2022 - 3 min read

Why 2022 is already a historic wildfire season

Gain insights into the 2022 wildfire season in the United States and learn how early snow melts contribute to greater wildfire risk.

6/16/2022 - 4 min read

Proposed wildfire rules could reshape insurance pricing in California

California may implement new wildfire rating regulations that could impact personal and commercial property insurers.

5/25/2022 - 2 min read

Evolving exposure: Lessons from the 2021 wildfire season

In our newest wildfire report, we take the measure of another year of record-setting wildfires

5/18/2022 - 3 min read

Hail in Southern California: Making sense of hail’s changing geography

Hail is spreading out into new regions of the country that aren’t traditionally exposed to hail risk.

3/28/2022 - 2 min read

Four things insurers need to know about 2021's hailstorms

More than 6.8 million properties were affected by one or more damaging hailstorms, a nearly 10 percent increase from 2020

3/7/2022 - 1 min read

Using a data ecosystem to capture impacts of Colorado’s Marshall Fire

A new Verisk wildfire case study breaks down the data suite used to evaluate the aftermath of the recent Marshall Fire in Colorado.

10/13/2021 - 2 min read

Verisk 2021 wildfire risk analysis provides updated data on rising threat

Fully understanding the peril of wildfire and the primary risk factors involved is crucial to accurate property underwriting. FireLine® Risk Reports can help keep you informed about the location and number of at-risk properties

10/5/2021 - 2 min read

Unprecedented behavior: Wildfires have jumped the Sierra Nevada

The Caldor Fire in California and Nevada is the second known instance—both occurring in 2021—of a wildfire crossing the Sierra Nevada.

8/2/2021 - 3 min read

Wildfire season turns explosive with Bootleg, Dixie fires

Massive wildfires continued to burn in Oregon and California, feeding on fuels dried by prolonged drought and weather conditions that promoted their spread

5/7/2021 - 2 min read

How the hail hazard is affecting property insurance

Confronting hail risk means having an informed strategy and effective tools backed by advanced technology and analytics.

2/18/2021 - 2 min read

Preparing for a growing peril: The age of the ‘gigafire’ has begun

As dramatic as the statistics surrounding the 2020 wildfire season were, the messages they carry and the questions they raise are even more critical to address.