12 July 2016 Insurance

Impact Forecasting launches new cat modelling platform

Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development team of Aon Benfield, has released a catastrophe modelling platform to enhance strategic business decisions.

The ELEMENTS 10 platform enables catastrophe modellers to use an insurer’s own loss data to customise various model components to extensive reporting capabilities to communicate results to senior management and regulators.

ELEMENTS 10 also gives modellers the flexibility to import various formats, run any implemented third party model, actively manage accumulations, quantify uncertainty and even provide insights for underwriting colleagues.

An aspect of the enhanced platform is the increased ease of running any third party or insurers’ own model.

Modellers can now access flood models from Ambiental, JBA and SSBN or UCL’s tsunami model.

Impact Forecasting models are also being used on other platforms – including ImageCat, Spatial Key and Opta, with the latter incorporating Canada flood data into its iClarify tool to improve underwriting.

Adam Podlaha, global head of Impact Forecasting, said: “We are taking collaboration to the next level and empowering catastrophe modellers to have complete control over the process from start to finish – in addition to providing a wide model selection.

“Having pioneered transparent modelling back in 1995, we are continuously building upon this to bring additional possibilities to modellers. Now Impact Forecasting has gone a step further with the evolution of traditional modelling for reinsurance to underwriting, new product development and automated accumulation control.”

Stefan Hiemer, natural hazard analyst at Qatar Re, added: “ELEMENTS enables us to have full control of model customisation, which gives us the opportunity to adjust the models in regions where we have additional insights and new information through access to the markets.”

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