Thursday, June 5, 2025

HOUSING RESILIENCE

CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES


Ian Giammanco, Ph.D., the managing director of Standards & Data Analytics and lead research meteorologist at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), praised government grant programs.

The Strengthen Alabama Homes program that awards up to $10,000 to owners of existing homes to upgrade them with stronger roofs, windows, doors and other features to prevent wind and rain damage.

He said the program has resulted in huge insurance savings for those who have retrofitted their home—stabilizing the insurance market for tens of thousands of coastal dwellings.

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