Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization and partners to host free wildfire webinar

Five organizations scheduled a free open webinar to address a national insurance crisis, triggered by wildfires during the past 5 to 8 years throughout the United States.

Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization — in partnership with Headwaters Economics, National Fire Protection Association, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and Verisk — will host “It’s Complicated: Understanding the Wildfire Insurance Crisis” beginning at 11 a.m. Friday (Feb. 6).

Wildfire risk is reshaping the insurance landscape nationwide, and Hawaiʻi is beginning to experience its own impacts.

Rising insurance premiums, nonrenewable and evolving mitigation expectations throughout the country are creating challenges for homeowners, communities and organizations working to reduce wildfire risk.

Learning about this can help Hawai‘i take proactive actions.

This webinar will bring together nationally recognized experts to explain what is driving insurance decisions, how wildfire risk is assessed and how mitigation efforts factor into insurance outcomes.

Speakers represent leading institutions in wildfire science, insurance risk modeling and loss prevention. They’ll offer participants a rare opportunity to hear directly from experts shaping the national conversation.

Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization works to anticipate emerging wildfire-related risks and priorities for the state, counties and community partners as part of its role supporting wildfire readiness throughout Hawaiʻi.

Video Courtesy: Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources

This webinar reflects the wildfire organization’s commitment to convening leading experts and translating complex, national-level knowledge into accessible, locally relevant information — strengthening collective understanding and preparedness throughout the islands.

Featured speakers include:

• JulieAnna Anastassatos, Verisk.
• Michele Steinberg, National Fire Protection Association.
• Steve Hawks, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
• Kimiko Barrett, PhD, Headwaters Economics.

The presentation will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session, drawing from questions submitted during registration and through the Zoom webinar Q&A.

The webinar is open to all; however, advance registration is required.

Click here to register. Visit the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization website for additional information.