What the Hail? For Home Insurers, Getting the Roof Right has Never Been more Important
Higher resolution drone cameras and smarter sensors are bringing greater accuracy to loss exposures.
Satellites, radar and other improving technologies are allowing insurers to assess roofs under a variety of conditions and across time.
Losses from hail are following a volatile, largely upward, path.
Insurers can mine weather and claims patterns to better assess exposure across geographic regions.
The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is overseeing the Fortified program, which assesses and scores roof material for durability to a variety of perils.
