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Last year’s record insured losses, $144 billion globally according to Swiss Re, have proven to be a catalyst for reinvigorating P&C insurers’ focus on driving efficiencies in the commercial underwriting process—ideally for minimal cost and disruption.
One of the key issues emerging is a gap between the wealth of information that is now abundant and insurers’ ability to process all that information—there’s both a deficiency in speed to information and the ability to harness its value. This deluge of data, in particular natural hazard risk data, is hindering the performance of property underwriters. But it doesn’t have to.
Recently, SpatialKey partnered with leading global reinsurer, Swiss Re, to offer insurers access to multi-peril hazard data through SpatialKey’s proprietary underwriting solution. This collaboration integrates Swiss Re’s CatNet® hazard data directly into SpatialKey, providing insurers with access to more than 10 hazards worldwide.
In this interview, we catch up with Peter Hausmann, Head of Nat Cat and Engineering Solutions at Swiss Re, where we talk about Cat models, climate change, how insurers can help close the protection gap, and more. This is a must-read interview for insurers underwriting natural catastrophe risks globally.
HazardHub may be a newer name on the data scene, but with 24+ hazard datasets and risk information in shapefiles and APIs, these experienced data scientists are pros at modeling volatile perils like flood, storm surge, wildfire, earthquake, and more. Recently, SpatialKey caught up with John Siegman, founding partner at HazardHub, to talk through the power of hazard data for insurers. Here’s what he had to say about how their data is helping insurers better select and manage risk:
At our most recent company retreat, SpatialKey Chief Product Officer, Doug McCune, shared with us his vision for the future of SpatialKey. As a jumping off point, he talked at length about Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy space launch and the number of iterations, failed attempts, tweaks, and tests that went into making it just right (and ultimately, successful!). Doug inspired all of us to think deeper about what companies like ours can learn from the Falcon Heavy launch. Turns out, there’s quite a bit! From failing fast to breaking up a major initiative into smaller, more achievable goals, here’s how SpatialKey is using Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy launch as a template for success, and how you can too.
SpatialKey Inc. (SpatialKey), the leader in geospatial insurance analytics, has partnered with leading global reinsurer, Swiss Re, to offer insurers access to multi-peril hazard data through SpatialKey’s proprietary underwriting solution. This collaboration integrates Swiss Re’s CatNet® hazard data directly into SpatialKey, providing insurers with access to 10 hazards worldwide for greater accuracy in risk selection, assessment, and management.
