BOSTON (Sept. 16, 2026) – Strongward (formerly SBP), a nonprofit dedicated to helping communities prepare for and recover from disasters, recently released the Strongward Risk Navigator, a free digital tool designed to help local governments and community organizations understand climate-related risks, navigate funding and planning opportunities and take practical steps to strengthen community resilience.
By entering a ZIP code or county, users can access summaries of their community’s top natural hazards, prioritized action plans covering implementation and funding, and a collection of guides, case studies and resources to help turn risk information into action.
The launch marks the culmination of a multi-year partnership that brought together Strongward's deep understanding of community resilience with Liberty Mutual Insurance’s capabilities in innovation, climate resilience and philanthropy. Employees from Solaria Labs, Liberty Mutual’s enterprise innovation incubator, helped shape the early platform's vision, while Liberty Mutual Foundation committed $1.5 million to develop the platform for national scale.
"Risk Navigator reflects what's possible when organizations come together around a shared purpose," said Francis Hyatt, Chief Community Investments & Sustainability Officer at Liberty Mutual. "Helping communities build resilience requires more than funding, it requires collaboration, innovation and a willingness to share expertise. We're proud to have partnered with Strongward to create a resource that will help communities prepare for climate-related challenges for years to come."
A Partnership That Evolved Into a National Solution
The partnership began in 2024 when Liberty Mutual Foundation awarded $600,000 to support Strongward's Resilience and Recovery Fellows in Massachusetts and West Virginia. Working alongside local and state governments, the Fellows helped communities identify, apply for and secure $40.7 million in disaster mitigation funding.
As the partnership evolved, both organizations identified an opportunity to scale the Fellows’ work through a digital platform, making resilience planning resources more accessible to communities nationwide.
Working alongside Strongward, employees from Liberty Mutual – including researchers, user experience designers, product strategists and engineers – conducted discovery research, engaged community stakeholders and developed the digital concepts, product strategy and roadmap that shaped the early vision for Risk Navigator. Supported by a grant from Liberty Mutual Foundation, Strongward then built, tested and refined the platform for its national launch.
"One of the most rewarding aspects of this partnership was seeing our employees apply their expertise beyond our business," said Ann Stanberry, Chief Strategy Officer at Liberty Mutual. "By bringing the same research, product development and cross-functional collaboration we use every day, we helped Strongward transform community insights into a scalable solution that will help more communities prepare for climate-related risks."
"Liberty Mutual didn't just fund this work, they became a true partner," said Carol Markowitz, Chief Executive Officer at Strongward "Their innovation approach helped us think differently, validate our ideas and create the roadmap that ultimately helped bring Risk Navigator to communities across the country."
The Strongward Risk Navigator is now publicly available at advise.wearestrongward.org.
Learn more about Liberty Mutual's approach to strengthening climate resilience.
About Liberty Mutual Insurance
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. For more than 110 years we have helped people and businesses embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow by providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care.
A Fortune 100 company with more than 40,000 employees in 27 countries and economies, we are the ninth largest global property and casualty insurer and generate more than $50 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
We operate through three strategic business units: US Retail Markets, providing auto, home, renters and other personal and small commercial lines property and casualty insurance to individuals and small businesses countrywide; Global Risk Solutions, delivering a full range of comprehensive commercial and specialty insurance, reinsurance and surety solutions to mid-size and large businesses worldwide; and Liberty Mutual Investments, deploying more than $100 billion of capital globally to build enduring businesses, drive economic growth, and secure Liberty Mutual’s promises.
For more information, visit www.libertymutualinsurance.com.
About Strongward
Strongward works to address the unmet needs beyond disaster response. We help homeowners rebuild and fortify their homes at no cost, advise communities on preparedness and resilience, and strengthen the systems on which long-term disaster recovery depends, so that all families and communities can emerge stronger than before.
