AGI LEADERSHIP FORUM James W. Russell, Ed.D. Vice President Outreach.

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AGI LEADERSHIP FORUM James W. Russell, Ed.D. Vice President Outreach

Institute for Business & Home Safety Established by the property casualty insurance industry to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters

How We Do Our Job Engineering Research Communications Outreach Loss Experience Database

Disaster Losses  Where You Build  How You Build  Design  Construction

Garage Door Failure

Reinforced Garage Door

Commercial Structure Failure

New Commercial Structure Survives

Newer HUD Building Codes

Building Codes Incorporate latest developments –Without strong building codes, we would have to retrofit buildings that are brand new as well as those that already exist Codes as Underwriting Tools –Leads to predictability of losses Natural disasters

Requirements Based on Durability Prescriptive CODE + requirements for any design Offers INSURER FOCUSED disaster-resistant residential construction alternatives for: –Hurricane, Tornado and other Wind –Wildfire –Hail –Moisture Intrusion and Mold –Freezing Weather –Earthquake –Flood

We Know How to Reduce Hail Losses

Roof Coverings Prone to Hail Damage

Discontinuous Load Path: Soft Story

Inadequate Load Path: Building not Attached to Foundation