Flood Insurance

Previsico Targets US Market, Looking to Expand Flood Prediction Product

‘Hot 100’ InsurTech Previsico today announced it will be targeting the US market with its unique 3rd generation live flood forecasting technology, as the company heads towards Series A funding in 2021, with Innovate UK […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

URS Platform Offers Risk Modelling on Assets

Asset Portfolios of insurers are subject to risks that can often exceed the risk of losses from natural catastrophes. Asset Risk can arise from economic recessions and crises that can unexpectedly reduce the market value […]

Technology

Willis Towers Watson Enhances Cyber Risk Platform

Willis Towers Watson announces further expansion of its proprietary cyber risk quantification modelling platform, Cyber Quantified, with the integration of SecurityScorecard security ratings. Cyber Quantified uses predictive analytics to quantify an organization’s risk of cyber loss […]

Natural Catastrophe

Xceedance Launches Catastrophe Modelling Software Services

 In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, it’s useful for eveyone in the insurance sector to keep up to date with the latest disaster modelling software. The more information underwriters, insurers and brokers have, the better. […]

Emerging Risk

RMS Release USA Wildfire Risk Modelling Tools & Analytics

Recently RMS announced the release of the RMS U.S. Wildfire High Definition (HD) Model, which they claim is the only model solution available to equip the industry with the latest data and science, to enable accurate […]

InsureTech

LexisNexis Invests in Data Modelling Graduate Training Project

Data is black gold, not oil. The modern insurance industry relies on ever-increasing amounts of data being harvested, analysed and extrapolated into tables that enable risks to be balanced against premium income. That sounds easy, […]