Join Insurance for Good for our 2026 Research for Practice Webinar Series! Bimonthly hear from an expert discussing recent research and its implications for policy and practice. These sessions will discuss the evidence base on key insurance and risk management topics to guide decisionmaking. Short presentations will be followed by Q and A on how to best harness their insights for attendees.
In our second webinar on May 21, Lars Powell will discuss research findings related to housing and risk reduction in the Gulf Coast. Learn how much home hardening can save in avoided losses, higher property values, and improved insurability. Also hear about Alabama’s nationally recognized policy approaches to creating safer homes that are better able to withstand hurricanes.
Lars Powell is Director of the Center for Risk and Insurance Research (CRIR) at the University of Alabama.
