Tag Archives: Natural Disasters

With our nation and our industry facing continued and mounting threats from damaging natural disasters each new year, DS News speaks with a cross-section of experts about the challenges faced and solutions required.

The consumer question at bay, do insurance companies cover natural disasters?  The answer is, there is no single insurance policy specifically labeled for natural disasters, but there are homeowners insurance plans that cover several types of potentially home-damaging catastrophes.   ...

Owning a home is the gold-standard of housing security. But for those who cannot afford to buy, they rent—and as of late, the market share of renters has steadily risen in light of new housing trends that started two years ...

Improvements in the employment sector, combined with a rise in home prices, drove delinquency and foreclosure rates to levels last seen more than two decades ago.

John Thomas details how does property loss as a result of natural disasters impacts delinquency rates.

Angela Hurst of RES.NET and US Real Estate Services details ways the mortgage servicing industry can best balance pragmatic needs against a humane response to natural disasters.

Allocation of federal funds to benefit disaster-stricken regions in 10 states covering 15 separate major disasters.

Residents in Alaska, Tennessee, and Missouri impacted by recent natural disasters are now eligible for federal disaster assistance.

A new study has found that more are factoring natural disasters in their decision-making process when it comes to moving.

While flood damage is estimated to increase by 61% over the next 30 years, rates of flood insurance coverage lag behind—a mounting threat for property owners. Natascha DeVries, VP, Account Management at ServiceLink National Flood examines this impact.