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News • October 13, 2021

Reuters Op Ed: The climate has changed – but we haven’t

As world leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow later this month for the COP26 climate change conference, they must also recognize that climate-related disasters now demand an entirely new approach to understanding and acting on climate risk. The Environmental Protection Agency expects weather-related disasters will occur with increased frequency due to climate… Read more

Blog • October 6, 2021

Seismic Retrofit of Wood Residential Buildings – How Vulnerable is Your Home?

Zhengxiang Yi, Ph.D., Lynne Burks, Ph. D., Youngsuk Kim, Ph.D., Jaskanwal Chhabra, Ph.D., Shabaz Patel. Introduction – Soft Story Building Vulnerability If you rent or own a home on the US west coast, earthquake risk is an inevitable topic. Homeowners have many concerns on earthquake risk, such as seismic capacity… Read more

News • September 29, 2021

One Concern Partners with Fathom to Launch Advanced Flood Risk Model for Japan

MENLO PARK, Calif. (September 29, 2021) — One Concern, Inc., and global flood risk specialist Fathom today announced a partnership to develop a state-of-the-art flood model for Japan that accounts for future changes in pluvial, fluvial and sea level for RCP 4.5. The partnership between One Concern and Fathom demonstrates… Read more

News • September 22, 2021

One Concern Launches Virtual First Work Model

One Concern’s new Virtual First strategy prioritizes employee flexibility, work-life balance, and physical and mental wellbeing MENLO PARK, Calif. (September 22, 2021) — One Concern, Inc. today announced a Virtual First work model that will assume virtual work as the primary mode of work for all employees, regardless of their… Read more

News • August 24, 2021

One Concern Names Sean Rider as Chief Revenue Officer to Scale Commercialization of Resilience Solutions

MENLO PARK, Calif. (August 24, 2021) – One Concern, Inc., today announced the appointment of Sean Rider as Chief Revenue Officer. Rider will lead the scaling and expansion of commercialization of the company’s Resilience-as-a-Service solutions for climate adaptation, extreme weather, and natural disasters. Rider joins One Concern from Willis Towers… Read more

News • August 4, 2021

CoreLogic and One Concern Collaborate to Predict Weather Hazards Using Data & AI

IRVINE, Calif., August 4, 2021—CoreLogic, a leading global property data and analytics-driven solutions provider, announced a nationwide, three-year collaboration with One Concern, a Menlo Park-based, resilience-as-a-service solutions provider. By using CoreLogic’s flood, storm surge, wind and climate change data, and flood and wind vulnerability models, One Concern can accelerate its… Read more

News • July 2, 2021

One Concern Announces Executive Appointments

MENLO PARK, Calif.–(July 2 2021)–One Concern, Inc. today announced the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Bohn as Chief Strategy Officer and named Craig Fugate as Chief Resilience Officer, effective immediately. The two will work closely with One Concern’s expert Advisory Board including Alice Hill, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign… Read more

News • June 24, 2021

One Concern Names Nicolette Quispe as Chief People Officer

MENLO PARK, CA (June 24, 2021) — One Concern, Inc., a resilience-as-a-service solutions provider, announced today that Nicolette Quispe has joined the company as Chief People Officer. She brings 20 years of experience leading people and culture efforts and in her new role will be responsible for all global aspects… Read more

News • June 21, 2021

The Hill Op Ed: As climate threats escalate, ESG needs an ‘R’ for resilience

From governments to investors, a consensus is emerging that our risk exposure to climate change-driven disasters could grow exponentially. Worldwide, natural catastrophes accounted for $190 billion in U.S. dollars in 2020, up 50 percent from 2019. Part of this rise is attributable to an uptick in hurricanes which, like wildfires and other natural disasters,… Read more

News • June 3, 2021

One Concern and SOMPO Expand Partnership to Develop Global Resilience Market With More Than $100 Million in Total Commitments by SOMPO

MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One Concern, Inc., today announced that SOMPO Holdings, Inc., has agreed to launch the next phase of their strategic partnership to jointly develop the global resilience market. As part of the agreement, SOMPO will invest an additional $45 million in One Concern, enabling One Concern to expand… Read more