Wildfire Risk

March 1, 2023

Will Wildfire Risk Mitigation Requirements Change the California In...

Host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with Paul Brown, CoreLogic's Director of Insurance Market Strategy for Hazard and Risk Management about how insurers will need to access Big Data to effectively translate homeowner wildfire risk mitigation efforts into insurance discounts.

October 28, 2022

Five Years Later: The Tubbs Fire

As with other natural disasters, the October Firestorm had significant impacts on California’s economy – including personal economics for thousands of households.

September 8, 2022

The 2022 Wildfire Risk Report

As rising global temperatures continue to contribute to increasingly hazardous wildfire seasons, it is more important than ever for homeowners, insurers, and governments to understand the risk these hazards pose to their communities.

February 17, 2022

2021 Climate Change Catastrophe Report

Natural disasters are increasing in frequency and severity, impacting regions underprepared to handle an economic disruption, job displacement and the destruction of real estate assets. Using its advanced risk modeling technology, CoreLogic analyzed over 120 million residential structures in the ...

December 7, 2021

Fire on the Horizon: How Climate Change is Changing Wildfire Risk

Fire on the Horizon: How Climate Change is Changing Wildfire Risk

September 29, 2021

The 2021 Wildfire Report

Understanding All the Facets of Wildfire Impact to Housing Stock The 2021 wildfire season has already been destructive. As of September, 2021 ranks as the 6th highest year for both acres burned and number of fires in the U.S. over the past decade. But it is critical to note that the traditional h...

August 10, 2021

Update: Three Things to Know About the Dixie Fire

Updated: August 9, 2021 | 3:14 pm PT The Dixie Fire has become the 2nd largest wildfire recorded in California history The Dixie fire continues to grow. Approaching 500,000 acres in size, the Dixie Fire has now become the 2nd largest wildfire in recorded California History. Five of the 7 largest ...

December 3, 2020

2020 Wildfires

It can be argued that there is no real wildfire “season” anymore and that wildfires are occurring throughout the year in at least parts of the western U.S. Today, late year wildfires broke out in Southern California, with the Bond Fire in Orange county expanding from the 3,500 acres initially rep...

April 6, 2020

Important Information About the California Department of Insurance’...

Six things to know about the recent impasse between regulators and insurers in the aftermath of California’s devastating wildfires After catastrophic wildfires swept across California in 2017 and 2018, state insurers were hit with record-breaking losses of over $25 billion.1 2 With three mil...

November 4, 2019

Top 15 Metro Areas with Wildfire Risk

Over the past several years, the United States has experienced record-breaking wildfires. In 2018 alone, a total of 8,767,492 acres burned – an area roughly equivalent to 74 of the 75 largest cities in the United States combined. This is the sixth-highest total since modern historical records beg...

October 22, 2019

Natural Hazards Have Unexpected Effects on the Housing Market

Dr. Frank Nothaft Shares Research on Natural Hazards at EPIQ 2019 We all know that natural disasters have become a growing concern, both in the United States and around the world. Whether flooding, storms, earthquakes or fires, the increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards has been fel...

September 28, 2018

The Impact of Natural Catastrophe on Mortgage Delinquency

2018’s Hurricanes and Wildfires Expected to Increase Serious Delinquency Rates The California wildfires of 2017 were some of the most destructive wildfires on record and 2018 is shaping up to be even more destructive.  In 2017 a total of 9,133 fires burned and damaged more than 10,000 struct...