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Extreme windstorms, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, can cause severe damage and greatly disrupt families and communities. To help build stronger, more resilient communities, we have joined forces with Habitat for Humanity®, SBP and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) to build affordable, wind-resistant homes to FORTIFIED HomeTM standards  since 2012. Our partnership shows that by making a few important changes in home construction standards, homes can be built to better withstand storms without significantly adding to the cost.

Habitat for Humanity

For families in areas prone to natural disasters such as hurricanes, high winds, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, winter storms and wildfires, Habitat for Humanity’s standard is to build fortified homes through the Habitat Strong program and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) FORTIFIED program. Travelers has helped build 26 FORTIFIED Habitat for Humanity homes in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Texas.

Through our partnership, numerous Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the country have learned about safer building standards, and many are adopting them as they build new homes for some of America’s most vulnerable families. Data gathered from the FORTIFIEDTM program is used at hearings to influence better building codes in hurricane-prone regions and to demonstrate the affordability of building to FORTIFIEDTM standards.

SBP

In 2019, Travelers launched a partnership with SBP, a nationally recognized leader in comprehensive disaster resilience and recovery. As the organization’s Resilient Rebuilding Partner, Travelers provided a grant that allowed SBP to launch a pilot program to rebuild homes to FORTIFIEDTM standards. Twenty-eight FORTIFIEDTM homes for low-income families have been built in the Southeast and Northeast regions of the United States, including Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Texas. Two of those homes in Louisiana were awarded FORTIFIED Gold certification.

In recognition of the successful program, SBP was awarded a 2020 FORTIFIED Pioneer Award by IBHS. Every year, the FORTIFIED Awards program honors builders who are among the first in their area to use the FORTIFIED standards to advance stronger, more resilient construction. With assistance from SBP and other organizations, more than 18,000 FORTIFIED homes have been built over the last five years to help communities rebuild after devastating natural disasters.

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A FORTIFIED Success Story

     

A FORTIFIED Success Story [Video]

A FORTIFIED Success Story

     

Army veteran Cheryl tells how Travelers and Habitat for Humanity helped her build a home that can better withstand hurricanes and storms.

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Partners in Strength

     

Partners in Strength [Video]

Partners in Strength

     

A partnership with Travelers and Habitat for Humanity shows how building standards can create stronger, storm-resistant homes in coastal communities.

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Travelers fosters more resilient communities by recognizing organizations that show leadership in disaster preparation, response and recovery.

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The Travelers Small Business Risk Education program is giving women, minority and veteran entrepreneurs the support and insights they need as they pursue the American dream.

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Shining a Light on Distracted Driving [Video]

Every driver, passenger and pedestrian has a role in changing distracted driving behavior to ensure safer roads and communities.

Our Work with IBHS

Travelers is a key sponsor and executive committee board member of IBHS, an independent, nonprofit, scientific research organization tasked with understanding and quantifying the impact of building codes and standards on loss. Over the last decade, IBHS has identified gaps through full-scale laboratory testing at its state-of-the-art facility and influenced changes to existing building code standards and best practices to mitigate potential losses. A 2017 National Institute of Building Sciences study concluded that for every $1 spent on hazard mitigation, $6 is saved on future disaster costs. At Travelers, mitigation credits are available for homes designated as FORTIFIEDTM by IBHS.

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