IBHS has initiated a long-term aging program to study performance of aged roofing materials when subjected to severe weather, high wind or impact tests.
As part of National Small Business Week, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety offers eight recommendations to help insurance agency owners get started on severe weather preparedness.
Despite the fact that the Southeast has experienced more billion-dollar disasters in the past 30 years than the rest of the country combined, the coastal states have some of the weakest building codes in the U.S.