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2nd Annual Central US Quake Summit: Closing the Gap (November 13-14, 2023)

This year's forum, organized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC),  brought together insurance professionals, emergency managers, and others in St. Louis, Missouri, to discuss earthquake insurance issues in the central United States.

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Survey of Insurance Agents in the Western U.S. about Earthquake Risk & Insurance (November 2023)

CREW published the results of a survey of insurance agents in the western United States:  The survey was funded by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and was undertaken to learn whether and how agents talk with consumers about earthquake risk and earthquake insurance, as well as to discover what information and resources they might need in order to educate insurance shoppers and policyholders about these topics.

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Quick Quake Briefing: Turkey M7.8 & M7.5 Earthquakes of 6 February 2023—Insured Loss Aspects (September 28, 2023)

This free webinar was hosted by the EERI Northern California Regional Chapter. 

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Six New Episodes of CREW's Ready to Recover Podcast Series (September 2023)

Podcasts feature guest experts discussing how recovery works after an earthquake or other disaster, including what people may experience when they make an insurance claim or apply for an SBA loan to finance repairs and get back on their feet.

Listen via podcast apps or at podcasts.crew.org.

Equitable Access to Affordable Earthquake Insurance: A Resilience Challenge (February 8, 2023)

This 2-hour webinar was hosted by CREW and CUSEC to take a deeper look at both the key difficulties and the potential of insurance as a tool for stronger recovery after an earthquake.

View the webinar recording and download the slides.

Insurance Innovations for Disaster Risk Reduction: Webinar Recording Now Available (December 7, 2022)

This symposium, hosted by Arise-U.S. (affiliated with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction), featured an international panel of speakers and considered the potential of parametric insurance in particular.

View the webinar recording and download the slides.

New Report on the Insurance Protection Gap in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (November 7, 2022)

This new study by the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Center for Insurance Policy and Research, and the University of Missouri’s Disaster and Community Crisis Center explores the factors, beyond cost and availability, that might impact a consumer’s decision to purchase earthquake insurance coverage.

View and download the report.

New ASL Version of the Insure Against Earthquakes Video (November 2, 2022)

The 3-minute quick-draw video that CREW and CUSEC developed as a tool to help raise awareness about earthquake insurance and financial preparedness has been augmented with an American Sign Language (ASL) translation, curtesy of FEMA Region 10:

View and download the ASL version of the video.

Five New Videos about Earthquake Insurance & Financial Preparedness (October 17, 2022)

Recognizing the usefullness of shorter videos for public outreach and education, CREW developed five new mini-videos based on the content and messaging of the original 3-minute quick-draw video created with CUSEC. The new videos are available in both English and Spanish, with closed captioning.

1. Financial Preparedness video (about 1 minute)

2. Earthquake Insurance for Renters video (about 1.5 minutes)

3. Earthquake Insurance for Homeowners video (about 2 minutes)

4. Disaster Aid / Earthquake Insurance video (about 30 seconds)

5. Know What’s In Your Insurance Policy video (about 30 seconds)

CREW launches the Insure Against Earthquakes Outreach Hub (May 3, 2022)

This online resource and toolkit offers quick access to free outreach products, tips, and messaging to help earthquake preparedness professionals and state insurance officials educate the public about seismic risk and financial readiness actions (including earthquake insurance). The hub includes a companion public site, as well as a set of message graphics for Twitter and Facebook.

Visit the Insure Against Earthquakes Outreach Hub.

Visit the public site.

Mind the Gap National Earthquake Insurance Forum (March 28, 2022)

This one-day forum brought together emergency managers and insurance professionals to take a closer look at earthquake insurance, exploring its potential as a resilience tool and discussing a number of challenges that have so far limited its role in financial preparedness. 

View the presentations.

New: 3-Minute Quick-Draw Video about Earthquake Insurance (February 10, 2022)

CREW and CUSEC present a new educational video about earthquake insurance and financial preparedness. It's available in both English and Spanish and includes closed captioning.

You can view and share the videos via the Insure Against Earthquakes channel on Vimeo.

Learn more about the video and inquire about downloading

CREW's Earthquake Insurance Snapshot of the Western U.S. (February 1, 2022)

CREW published the Earthquake Insurance Snapshot, a report of the findings from a 2021 inquiry into earthquake insurance in the western U.S.

Access and download the report from CREW's website.

FEMA Region IX's Earthquake Insurance Fact Sheet (August 24, 2021)

The FEMA Region IX Earthquake Insurance Team published a one-page fact sheet, the first of a number of planned outreach tools featuring earthquake insurance and financial preparedness. The publication was launched on August 24, 2021, to coincide with the anniversary of the M6.0 Napa earthquake in 2014.

CEA's 5th Annual Research Forum (September 21, 2021)

California Earthquake Authority's 2021 forum focused on equitable residential earthquake resilience in California and included discussion of disaster insurance (e.g., see Dr. Carolyn Kousky's presentation of Risk Transfer and Risk Reduction on day 2 of the forum). View the agenda, presentations, and videos.

Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance (March 4, 2021)

This Prep Talk by Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Executive Director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania, is presented as a YouTube video on the Risk and Resilience HUB. Watch/share the video.