Press Coverage
Tue. July 29, 2025
Industry Pioneer Hemant Shah Joins FortressFire as Vice Chairman of the Board and Senior Advisor
Wildfire is no longer a regional hazard—it’s a national crisis. And as insurers, communities, and property owners grapple with rising losses and retreating coverage, the industry is urgently seeking new data, new tools, and new solutions. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that Hemant Shah, a trailblazer in catastrophe modeling and risk analytics, has joined FortressFire as Vice Chairman of the Board and Senior Advisor. We look forward to working alongside him as we build a future where insurance availability, resilience, and loss prevention go hand-in-hand.
Tue. July 1, 2025
You Could Lose Your Home—They Could Lose a Monet: Inside the VIP Insurance Market Just for the Rich
As wildfires grow more frequent, fast-moving, and unpredictable, they’re not just threatening high-value assets—they’re also reshaping the very concept of insuring homes. For an insurance market already strained by billion-dollar climate disasters, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Insurance can no longer just price risk. It has to engage property owners to implement mitigations that prevent loss.
Wed. June 25, 2025
FortressFire®, BMS Group, and EPIC Launch Fine Art Wildfire Insurance Program to Protect High-Value Collections in California
The escalating wildfire crisis has exposed a critical gap in traditional insurance models—especially for high-net-worth individuals whose private collections, legacies, and cultural assets are increasingly at risk. Today, FortressFire is proud to announce the launch of the Fine Art and Collections Wildfire Insurance Program, a first-of-its-kind offering that redefines how to protect what matters most in a wildfire-prone world.
Thu. May 8, 2025
Rethinking Wildfire Risk: Modeling for Action, Not Just Prediction
As wildfires continue to devastate communities across the West, we grapple with a critical question: Are we modeling wildfire risk in ways that actually reduce it? FortressFire CTO John Wall and Chief Data Scientist Mike O’Dell joined host Hemant Shah in a recent podcast in a conversation that offers a powerful look at how FortressFire is pioneering a shift in how we understand, model, and manage wildfire risk—one grounded in physics, focused on individual structures, and built to support real-world action.
Mon. April 28, 2025
A New Chapter in California’s Insurance Crisis: Why Wildfire Risk Mitigation Matters More Than Ever
Wildfires continue to reshape California’s home insurance market — and not for the better. As highlighted in a recent insurance.com article, losses from devastating fires like the Palisades and Eaton fires have driven billions of dollars in claims, leaving homeowners at risk of cancellations and forcing insurers to seek significant rate increases. A shift in mindset from risk transfer pricing to loss prevention actions clears the way for a new approach that aligns insurers and insured.