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When Insurers’ Own Science Shows Small Hail Can Wreck Roofs

By Chip Merlin on September 18, 2025

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has released research that undercuts one of the most common arguments made in hail damage disputes. For years, insurers have insisted that only large, “severe” hailstones can harm asphalt shingle roofs, dismissing smaller storms as inconsequential. Yet IBHS’s own 10-year asphalt shingle study tells a very …

The post When Insurers’ Own Science Shows Small Hail Can Wreck Roofs appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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    Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
  • Organization:
    Merlin Law Group, P.A.
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