Generali co-develops deep property technology with AI specialist Ticinum

Italian insurer Generali’s P&C unit Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) has formed a strategic partnership with Ticinum Aerospace, an artificial intelligence and geospatial data processing specialist, to boost innovative solutions in its property business.

The partnership aims to develop innovative solutions by leveraging deep property technology, co-developed by the two firms, which combines satellite data with street-level images in an AI-driven environment.

By embedding the deep property technology into its risk modelling processes, Generali seeks to obtain a refined map of its property portfolio and be able to assist clients in taking more effective actions to mitigate risks related to natural catastrophes.

Deep property uses an automatic AI-based approach to extract risk-relevant characteristics of the buildings such as number of floors, year of construction, what materials have been used. It leverages on big data derived from space and Earth-observation techniques to reduce uncertainty when evaluating risks in large-
scale scenarios.

Manlio Lostuzzi, Generali Global Corporate & Commercial CEO, said: “Underwriting has always been about expert data management and corporate underwriting is now on the verge of becoming even more science-based. Over the last few years GC&C has invested heavily in building, improving and broadening internal systems able to cater
for the ever-changing underwriting demands. Thanks to the collaboration with Ticinum Aerospace and the co-developed Deep Property technology, GC&C further strengthens its ability to meet the insurance needs of our clients, while guaranteeing transparency as well as a smoother and faster claims management.”

Gianni Cristian Iannelli, Ticinum Aerospace CEO and head of deep property development team, added: "We are very proud of this achievement. It is a pleasure for a startup like us to have gained the attention of Generali and have the opportunity to cooperate with such a big player. Our services will certainly benefit from this collaboration, giving the possibility to Deep Property to acquire even more value in the market and establishing Ticinum Aerospace as a partner you can rely on also for critical tasks such as portfolio evaluation. We are proud of this result, and thankful to Generali to place trust in our company”.