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By Staff Writer |
March 17, 2011
Institute for Business & Home Safety adds "insurance" to its formal name.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 19, 2010
Both the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and the American Insurance Association (AIA) today lauded the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) as the group officially opened its new multihazard
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By Wanda Edwards |
October 4, 2010
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated 1,300 tragic deaths as well as $41.1 billion in insured losses across six states.
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By Joseph King |
September 7, 2010
This fall, IBHS will open a state-of-the-art, multi-hazard testing and research facility in Richburg, S.C. to more accurately evaluate various residential and commercial construction systems, materials and structures.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 3, 2010
The private insurance market cannot solely bear the risk associated with terrorism, making the need for a terrorism backstop like that provided by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) essential, the insurance industry said.
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By Staff Writer |
July 26, 2010
The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) will partner to promote an IBHS construction program for homes and commercial buildings that are vulnerable to disasters.
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By Staff Writer |
May 19, 2010
With weather forecasters calling for a worse-than-average 2010 Atlantic basin hurricane season, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) provided the following list of ways to protect a structure in such a disaster:
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By Lynne McChristian |
May 1, 2010
If you don't know what you want, that's exactly what you get, and many business owners don't know what they want or need in a Business Owners Policy. This lack of understanding is a gap that must be closed.
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By Damir Grago |
March 16, 2010
Although this year's tornado season has begun slowly, weather experts suggest that winters comparable to 2009-2010 have typically produced an above average number of tornadoes the following spring, an industry group warned.
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By Staff Writer |
March 2, 2010
The Institute for Business & Home Safety has warned that parts of the United States are vulnerable to earthquakes and urged action on creating stronger building codes.