PSA Campaign Launches Targeting Alabama and Mississippi Homeowners

PSA Campaign Launches Targeting Alabama and Mississippi Homeowners

Smart Home America and its partners announce the launch of “Don’t Goof When You Re-Roof®”, an education campaign to inform homeowners about the FORTIFIED Home program and how it can protect their home...

Read More
New Insurance Guide to Help Homeowners Save Money and Prepare for Storms

New Insurance Guide to Help Homeowners Save Money and Prepare for Storms

“Some 20,000 homes along Alabama’s coastal counties are not insured for wind damage, and thousands more are functionally uninsured,”

Read More
White House Panel Discusses New Study by UA’s Insurance Research Center

White House Panel Discusses New Study by UA’s Insurance Research Center

Study shows FORTIFIED Resilient Building Standard Increases Home Value

Read More

New Website, Same Mission, Better Information

It's Here! Our new website is designed to help you find the information you need. We're still adding useful resources and content. Check back often or contact us.

Read More
2016 Alabama Tornado Preparedness Guide and Insurance Tips

2016 Alabama Tornado Preparedness Guide and Insurance Tips

Prepare ahead of time for storms and learn how to work with insurance companies in the recovery process. Also offers facts and information about some of the deadliest and costliest tornado outbreaks....

Read More

Kiplinger Article "Upgrade Your Home, Insurance Policy Before Spring Storms"

Mother Nature's forces of wind, water and hail account for more than half of all homeowners insurance losses.

Read More
New High Wind And Hail FORTIFIED Standards Unveiled at National Tornado Summit

New High Wind And Hail FORTIFIED Standards Unveiled at National Tornado Summit

Smart Home America supported the launch of the new FORTIFIED High Wind and Hail standards during the National Tornado Summit in Oklahoma City.

Read More
Marlow couple dodges high insurance cost in hurricane-proof house on the Fish River

Marlow couple dodges high insurance cost in hurricane-proof house on the Fish River

“If you look at return on investment, it’s a no-brainer.”

Read More
Pilot project helps coastal homeowners gird for future storms (Opinion from the IBHS)

Pilot project helps coastal homeowners gird for future storms (Opinion from the IBHS)

The FORTIFIED program has provided the standards and third-party verification process for constructing, retrofitting and designating more than 500 disaster-resilient homes in recent years, including m...

Read More