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Report: The Southeast’s Storm Surge Risk and Florida’s Hurricane Wake-Up Call

Jul 11 2017 // The Southeast has seen its fair share of natural disasters and flooding in the last several years, including two hurricanes in Florida last year – the first hurricanes to hit the state in more than a decade. But none of...

Oklahoma Earthquake Risk: What a Difference Year Makes

May 8 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.For nearly the past decade, the growing number of earthquakes in Oklahoma has gained widespread attention. As described in the CoreLogic® Insights Blog Earthquake Risk:...

Hail Verification: Closer to Ground Truth

Apr 1 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Thunderstorms are some of the most dynamic phenomenon on earth, resulting in hail sizes that can vary from the size of a pea, to greater than softballs over a short...

CoreLogic Names Martell CEO After Unexpected Passing of Nallathambi

Mar 6 2017 // Global property information and data analytics company CoreLogic announced that Frank Martell has been named president and chief executive officer and appointed to the board of directors effective immediately, succeeding...

CoreLogic: $13.3B in Reconstruction at Risk in Northern California Dam Failure

Feb 15 2017 // Roughly 50,047 single- and multi-family residential homes could be damaged with an estimated reconstruction cost value of $13.3 billion if the Oroville Dam in California were to fail completely, according to new data...

Flooding and Damaging Wind Were Most Destructive Natural Hazards in 2016

Feb 2 2017 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Annual Summary from CoreLogic Details 2016 Natural Hazard Events CoreLogic® analyzes and evaluates the number and severity of natural hazard events that occurred across...

California, Texas Top Western States for Extreme Risk of Wildfire Damage

Dec 5 2016 // California and Texas rank first and second for the total number of residential properties at an extreme risk for wildfire damage, according to data provider CoreLogic.The reasons for that include: both states have large...

Report: Big One Along Full-length of San Andreas Could be Quite Destructive

Nov 15 2016 // A large earthquake along the San Andreas fault impacting both Northern and Southern California at the same time could wreak much more havoc than most may believe.Such an event, once considered impossible up until...

California Earthquake Risk: New Science is Transforming the Way Earthquake Risk is Managed

Nov 15 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Recent changes in earthquake hazard science in California are transforming the way we think about managing earthquake risk. The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture...

In Flood Risk Modeling, Resolution Matters – Even When You Think It Shouldn’t

Sep 7 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.We have all seen the dramatic pictures of destruction and loss after a devastating flood event. Usually, the scene is depicted as a sea of water inundating broad areas...

Nearly 60K New Orleans Homes Moving Out of High-Risk Flood Zone: CoreLogic

Aug 30 2016 // New data analysis released by CoreLogic indicates that in Louisiana’s Orleans Parish, which encompasses the city of New Orleans, nearly 60,000 homes with a reconstruction cost value of more than $12 billion will no...

Damage Cost from Texas Spring Hail Storms at Nearly $700M: CoreLogic

Jul 25 2016 // According to new data released by CoreLogic, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas history, with year-to-date results reaching the nine-year average for U.S. hail storm damage.Estimated losses...

CoreLogic Pegs Total Damage from Texas Spring Hail Storms at Nearly $700M

Jul 12 2016 // According to new data released by CoreLogic, the 2016 hail season is already one of the most severe in Texas history, with year-to-date results reaching the nine-year average for U.S. hail storm damage.Estimated losses...

More than 6.8 Million US Homes at Risk of Hurricane Storm Surge Damage

Jun 1 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Current projections for the 2016 hurricane season indicate that an average or slightly greater-than-average number of storms are expected compared with the 30-year...

Atlantic, Gulf States, Metro Areas Ranked by Homes Exposed to Storm Surge: CoreLogic

Jun 1 2016 // More than 6.8 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are in danger of hurricane storm surge damage. The total cost for reconstruction of the homes located in 19 states and the District of Columbia is more than $1.5...

Location Data: The New Fabric of Our Lives

Apr 25 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.When we think about data, all we have to do is look around to see its power at work. Data is everywhere, and it is so seamlessly integrated into every aspect of our...

CoreLogic Expands National Parcel Boundary Database

Mar 11 2016 // CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has expanded its proprietary property parcel database to cover more than 144 million parcel boundaries and parcel point locations....

Mother Nature More Relaxed in 2015

Mar 2 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.A review of 2015 natural hazard events revealed an overall reduction in property damage for the year. While this does not minimize the local impact of individual events...

Record Western Wildfires a Contrast in Otherwise Quiet Year for U.S. Natural Disasters

Feb 8 2016 // It was a relatively quiet year for natural disasters – except for those living in the Western United States, according to property data provider CoreLogic, in its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis, released...

Multi-Year Trend of Reduced Natural Hazard Activity Continues in 2015

Feb 1 2016 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Looking at the big picture, 2015 was a quiet year in terms of natural hazard activity. Overall, the trend of fewer natural hazard events and decreased damage totals that...