California Earthquake Authority’s Governing Board Announces Leadership Change (Web Page)
(Sacramento, CA) - The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has announced that Tom Welsh, CEA’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Tom Welsh assumes the Interim CEO role following Glenn Pomeroy’s decision to step down as CEO following 16 years of service. To ensure a smooth transition of CEA’s leadership, in a way that protects CEA’s policyholders, the Governing…
CEA's CEO is spreading the earthquake preparedness message one community at a time (Web Page)
Photo Courtesy of Jessica Weaver, Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce CEA continues to educate Californians about earthquake safety and CEA's affordable earthquake insurance options by offering presentations at events across the state. As of the end of June, CEO Glenn Pomeroy has appeared as a guest speaker at 38 community events including Rotary clubs, chambers of commerce and Realtor…
New publication guides assessment, repair of residential earthquake damage (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) Updated guidelines for identifying, evaluating and repairing residential earthquake damage were unveiled today at the California Earthquake Authority’s (CEA’s) annual claim manager meeting. Experts from CEA and the Applied Technology Council (ATC) presented the new CEA-ATC publication “Earthquake Damage Assessment and Repair Guidelines for Residential Wood-Frame Buildings”—a two-volume set covering…
Hillside House (Web Page)
What is a hillside house? Houses on steep hillsides are often set on tall, narrow posts or columns, with or without diagonal bracing, and may have walls that “step down” the hill. These structural elements may not be properly braced to withstand earthquakes, leading to significant damage and even collapse during an earthquake. Hillside houses require an engineered retrofit.…
Cripple Wall House (Web Page)
What is a Cripple Wall House? >Cripple wall houses have short (less than full-story height) wood-framed walls between the foundation and the wood-framed first floor, and a crawl space under the house. In addition to requiring foundation anchor-bolts, cripple wall houses built before 1980 may need plywood bracing to further protect against earthquake damage. Cripple walls…
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…