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Renew Risk introduces US severe storm model for solar insurance market

8th May 2026

Renew Risk, a specialist provider of renewable energy risk analytics and catastrophe modelling solutions, has announced the launch of its US SCS Model, which the company says is the first modelling platform developed specifically to assess severe convective storm risk for solar farms in the United States. Renew Risk stated that ... Read the full article

JBA Risk Management releases global climate change flood mapping suite

23rd April 2026

JBA Risk Management, a specialist company focused on flood hazard modelling and climate risk analytics, has introduced a new suite of global flood maps that incorporate climate change projections. The tools are designed to help insurers, investors, corporates, and other stakeholders assess how physical flood risk may shift over time. According to ... Read the full article

Fathom launches new terrain dataset to enhance risk analysis

23rd January 2026

Water risk intelligence firm Fathom has launched FathomDEM+, a global terrain dataset designed to provide a single, uniform, and independently benchmarked view of terrain worldwide, enhancing risk analysis. The programme aims to underpin the next generation of Fathom’s global flood maps, starting with Fathom’s updated Global Flood Map. It is also available ... Read the full article

DUAL Group forms global partnership with CyberCube to strengthen cyber underwriting

9th December 2025

DUAL Group, an international specialist underwriting agency, has entered a global partnership with CyberCube, a company known for its analytics and modelling solutions focused on cyber risk. The agreement is aimed at strengthening DUAL’s underwriting capabilities and enhancing the support it provides to brokers and clients. With cyber risk continuing to challenge ... Read the full article

ZestyAI expands access to insurance coverage with AI-powered risk analytics

23rd April 2025

ZestyAI, a provider of AI-driven insurance risk analytics, played a key role in helping carriers and insurers of last resort extend coverage to over 511,000 properties previously considered uninsurable in 2024. In the coming year, the company aims to double its impact, providing coverage options to more than a million families ... Read the full article

ZestyAI’s Z-FIRE model gains approval for California wildfire risk assessment

6th February 2025

ZestyAI, a provider of AI-driven climate and property risk analytics, announced that Z-FIRE, its advanced wildfire risk model, is now filing-ready in California. Under the Pre-Application Required Information Determination (PRID) process, which focuses on catastrophe load factor models, Z-FIRE can continue to be filed for rate segmentation and underwriting without further ... Read the full article

WTW partners with Riskonnect to introduce advanced risk diagnostic tool

29th April 2024

WTW, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has partnered with Riskonnect to launch a new analytical delivery tool that seamlessly connects claims and exposure data through the WTW Risk IQ API (application programming interface). This collaboration aims to provide clients of both organisations with a deeper understanding of their claims data. By ... Read the full article

WTW launches new analytics platform

12th October 2022

Global advisory, broking and solutions company, WTW, has announced the launch of Risk Intelligence Quantified (Risk IQ), a platform aimed to help risk specialists to understand and navigate their business’s risk portfolio. According to the WTW, Risk IQ provides on-demand and direct access to the company’s modelling tools, allowing businesses to ... Read the full article

Verisk launches new Industry Risk Analytics to expand capabilities

15th September 2022

Verisk Maplecroft, a global risk analytics business of Verisk, has launched its new Industry Risk Analytics to provide companies, insurers, and financial institutions with a new geospatial risk solution. The Industry Risk Analytics are the latest innovation from Verisk Maplecroft as it strives to provide global business and finance with a ... Read the full article