Bryan Wood, a meteorologist, helps lower your insurance premiums

Bryan Wood stands at the end of a long corridor of a Marriott in St. Louis, He is waiting to be interviewed. His demeanor is pleasant. His posture? Casual.

He doesn’t look like much of a SuperHero. But he saves.

Turns out, Bryan Wood is a meteorologist with a penchant for more than just weather. As a scientist for Assurant, an insurance company, he tracks the storms – and the damage after the storm is over. He looks into the science of what makes buildings break and how to make them more durable.

And then uses what he learns so the insurance companies can help you rebuild after a storm passes. And maybe even prevent damage from the next storm, too. Oh, and even make your insurance premiums lower at the same time.

See, a SuperHero.

Take a few minutes out of your day and check out these few tips he has for protecting your home from some of what Mother Nature can throw at it.



Author of the article:


Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.