Catastrophes

Total reconstruction costs in the United States, including materials and retail labor, increased by 5.2% from April 2024 to April 2025, up from April 2023 to April 2024 (4.6%).

Key factors in property expenses—labor, materials, claims, and trends in the US & Canada. Plus, review claims data trends vs. prior years.

Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery for Homeowners & Insurers.

Explore the dynamic confluence of climate change and El Niño in 2023, poised to make this year a record-breaker for global heat.

As climate change unfolds, hurricanes give a high-profile glimpse into the potential effects of a warming world.

Catastrophe models help better understand and quantify insured losses caused by climate change and climate variability.

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

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

Here's one way to stay ahead of the competition.

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

Your top concern? PFAS “forever chemicals.”

This spring, we’re welcoming Verisk’s legal team into a public conversation with our customers.

When it comes to pricing for personal auto, there are a lot of things insurers can choose to assess. Here's how to decide what to focus on.

The 2023 Emerging Issues Bracket Challenge is our opportunity to see which issues have your attention this year.

Verisk’s Climate Change Projections help organizations investigate how loss metrics such as average annual losses (AALs) and return period may change in the future.