Extreme Event Risk

Wildfire Solutions

When wildfires occur, Verisk solutions give you the tools to mitigate risk, expedite your claims, and manage your exposures with greater insight.

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Manage your wildfire exposure with greater insight

Wildfires have increased dramatically during the past decade, and loss exposure will likely grow as the wildland-urban interface (WUI) and other high-hazard areas are further developed.

With a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of wildfire, you can be more proactive in preparing for and responding to wildfires.

Manage your wildfire exposure with greater insight

Features and capabilities

Explore Verisk’s solutions for reducing the risk and impact of wildfires.

Independent industry loss estimates for catastrophe events

Understand the scope and implications of severe weather and catastrophes as they happen.

Learn about Catastrophe Claims Data Solutions

Accurate estimates for extreme wildfire risk

Understand your exposure to extreme wildfire risk, including factors that drive fire ignition and spread.

Learn about Bushfire and Wildfire Risk Models

Wildfire risk and mitigation

Analyze and manage address-level wildfire risk and assess community mitigation.

Learn about FireLine

Visualizations for real-time risk

View footprints and track extreme events with real-time data analytics.

Learn about Catalog Viewer

Predictive analytics for natural disasters

Get ahead of the damage with insights from real-time weather data feeds to improve operational performance and decision-making.

Learn about Respond

Interactive weather visualization and analytics platform

This GIS mapping and analytics tool helps you evaluate, understand, and respond to the impacts of significant weather-related risks and events.

Learn about Respond MAP

Timely loss estimates

Up-to-date information and loss estimates for major catastrophes worldwide.

Learn about ALERT™

Industry relationships

This partnership will amplify the crucial importance of proactive mitigation efforts with insurers and open lines of communication between local fire departments and the communities they serve to better protect life and property in the event of a wildland fire.

Fire Chief Gary Ludwig

International Association of Fire Chiefs

President and Chairman

By sharing the data on these efforts with Verisk, we’ll be able to further promote the need for community and individual action to reduce risk.

Jim Pauley

National Fire Protection Association

President and CEO

A white paper series keeping pace with changing risk amid the climate-driven growth of natural hazards.

Read Ice, Fire, Wind, and Water

Related resources

Stay up to date on the latest Verisk research, news, and advancements around wildfire risk.

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Extreme Event Solutions Client Portal

Access client-confidential downloads, training, and documentation for Verisk's extreme event solutions model, software, and service offerings.

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White paper

Ice, Fire, Wind, and Water

Examine recent activity, trends, and data-driven tools that can help measure and mitigate risk surrounding destructive categories of hazards.

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Wildfire And Smoke Behind Neighborhood Homes

Report

Verisk Wildfire Risk Report 2024

Get a clear picture of wildfire risks across the U.S. with Verisk’s detailed state-specific reports. Discover essential insights on threat levels, exposure, historical impacts, and costs to support informed risk management and resilience planning.

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Press release

Verisk Helps Insurers Respond to New Wildfire Regulation in California

As California insurers face new regulatory measures to address rating of property coverage in wildfire-prone areas, Verisk stands ready to help the industry navigate...

Article

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.

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Article

What happens after catastrophes? Protection in a time of loss

Despite mitigation measures, natural hazards may still cause damage, and insurers need actionable data to guide underwriting and pricing.

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Article

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.

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Report

Building property risk profiles from a data ecosystem

As natural catastrophes grow in severity, so does the value of data ecosystems that provide a comprehensive view of property risk

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Infographic

Key perils to watch

Natural hazards are increasing in frequency and severity. Insurers should ask themselves three key questions while managing peril risk.

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Resources

About Catastrophe Modeling

For rare but severe events, historical loss information is often unreliable in assessing future loss potential. That’s where catastrophe modeling comes in.

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