Post & Pier House (Web Page)
What is a Post & Pier House? A post and pier house is built on wooden posts or concrete piers set into the ground to bear the weight of the house. Because a post and pier house has no continuous concrete-perimeter foundation, it is particularly vulnerable to shifting, and potentially collapsing, in an earthquake. To best withstand the effects of earthquakes, post-and-pier…
Mobilehomes & Manufactured Homes (Web Page)
Many mobilehomes and manufactured homes are built on support piers, often steel jacks or masonry piers, that were designed just for gravity loads—and these gravity support systems were not built to withstand earthquake shaking. In California, laws were enacted after the 1994 Northridge earthquake that require new or relocated mobilehomes and manufactured homes to have earthquake bracing but,…
Stem Wall House (Web Page)
What is a Stem Wall House? Two types of houses built before 1980—"stem wall” and “cripple wall”—may benefit from retrofitting with foundation anchoring, which reduces the possibility of a house sliding off of its foundation in an earthquake. “Stem wall” houses have a wood-framed first floor resting directly on a raised concrete perimeter foundation. The stem wall retrofit…
New CEO at California Earthquake Authority - 中文 (Web Page)
加州地震局 (CEA) 理事会宣布新任首席执行官，该人与 CEA 渊源匪浅，兼具丰富的保险监管专业知识及与利益相关方合作方面的出色往绩。 （加州沙加缅度讯）——加州最大的住宅地震保险提供商加州地震局（ CEA ）理事会荣幸宣布，首席法律合规官 Tom Welsh 即日起正式出任首席执行官 (CEO) 一职。 此任命是 CEA 理事会在全国广泛物色人选后做出的决定，它标志着 CEA 即将开启一段崭新的发展历程。今后，该组织将重点关注可持续发展、卓越的地震准备工作与保险能力，同时加强与利益相关方合作。 自 2024 年 1 月起担任临时 CEO 的 Tom Welsh，自 CEA 成立以来就与CEA 保持着紧密联系。他拥有数十年的领导经验，多年来对 CEA 的发展影响深远。他倡导实施了一系列具影响力的政策，并与关键利益相关方建立了稳固的关系。在保险监管和立法领域，他凭借深厚的专业知识及与利益相关方的紧密合作取得了诸多佳绩，为 CEA…
Kroll Bond Rating Agency Affirms California Earthquake Authority LTCR at 'A+'; Outlook Stable (Web Page)
New York (September 14, 2023) KBRA affirms the A+ long-term credit rating (LTCR) for the California Earthquake Authority's (CEA) Series 2022A Revenue Bonds. The Outlook is Stable. Key Credit Considerations The rating on the revenue bonds is based on KBRA's assessment of the CEA's financial strength as an essential earthquake insurance provider in the state of California as well as key structural aspects of the bonds. As of June…
Record breaking Great California ShakeOut day! (Web Page)
Oct. 17 was the day of the annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills. During the event, known as the largest earthquake drill in the world, people practiced how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On for earthquake safety. From NorCal to SoCal, local residents—as part of the Great California ShakeOut—had the opportunity to practice what to do when the ground shakes. It was also the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, and the day…
CEA Leads the Way for ShakeOut 2017 (Web Page)
CEA staff actively participated in and enthusiastically promoted the 2017 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, an annual event that began in 2008 and helps people learn how to prepare to survive and recover from earthquakes. Over 10.5 million Californians and 56 million people worldwide practiced “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in this year’s ShakeOut drill on October 19 at 10:19 a.m. in…