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Flooding in Ireland: Why Cities Like Cork and Dublin Are ‘Sitting Ducks’

Ireland’s Climate Future: Key Insights from the First National Climate Change Risk Assessment 

KatRisk announces acquisition of Gamma, expanding capabilities in Location Intelligence and Property Risk Assessment 

Superscript delivers subscription-based policies and is transforming business insurance to meet the fast-changing needs of SMEs. Its advisory service, ‘SuperscriptQ’, helps high-growth technology businesses to secure cover easily. To support its offering, Superscript is also building an impressive partner network, having already joined forces with Virgin Money, Amazon and Starling.

Recommended Resources: Published materials relating to ESG, GHG, and the drive to Net-Zero. This “companion blog” provides links to published materials highlighted during the MGAA webinar in which Gamma LI – alongside partners at Sust Global and First Derivative – shine a light on climate change and the regulatory requirements to report on direct and indirect carbon emissions. A potentially onerous task for MGAs and insurers alike that we can help streamline.

ESG, GHG, the drive to Net-Zero… the focus on climate change and the regulatory requirements to report on direct and indirect carbon emissions for insurance businesses of all sizes is an onerous task. Gamma LI – alongside partners at Sust Global and First Derivative – participated in an MGAA webinar to shine a light on the topic and provide some guidance. This blog covers some of the key points raised.

Location intelligence firm Gamma LI has been changing the landscape of business. Here, CEO Feargal O’Neill maps out his journey in business. An interview by John Kennedy, ThinkBusiness.ie.

Looking for better ways of assessing property risk? Finding that implementing data and software solutions is overwhelming? Then perhaps this brief review is the antidote you are seeking. At the very least, it might prompt you to get in touch and have a conversation. We always like to help. We don’t believe in making things difficult.

Sustainability and ESG is yet another topic that is overwhelming many organisations within the insurance sector. Knowing where to start and what good looks like in terms of driving towards net-zero from an investment and underwritten business perspective is hard. There was some great advice at the Sustainable Insurance Summit at the end of January 2022. Hopefully, this summary is helpful.

Gamma is targeting €2 million in business growth across the island of Ireland with its new service, AddressLink. The company is also expanding its team, with additional hires in the data science and software development teams, to support the rollout of this solution.

Climate change is already affecting our daily lives, but its effects upon the weather will become far more marked in the years to come. Property insurance premiums are affected by the impact that storms and wind speeds have on buildings and the built environment. However, the windstorm evidence and projections for the impact of climate change are not well developed. In this article, together with MetSwift, we explore the observed trend in strong wind events since the 1970s, using a 50 mph wind gust threshold.

Climate-related risk. Regulatory compliance. Cloud-based solutions. Data… data… data. It’s a lot to take on-board. Even more to understand how it can truly benefit your business. Some of the detail to get you started or help you on your journey is here. Helping you to address today for the unwritten tomorrow… might be simple conversation and the odd presentation away.

Gamma Location Intelligence maps out international expansion through latest data partnership with Sust Global

Gamma LI will be integrating Sust Global’s data into its Perilfinder™ platform, enabling access for clients to worldwide, forward-looking climate change hazard maps and APIs. This will be the first time that Sust Global’s models will be available for insurers and banks on an underwriting platform like Perilfinder™.

Gamma Location Intelligence signs deal with Superscript to drive innovation in small business insurance

Superscript delivers subscription-based policies and is transforming business insurance to meet the fast-changing needs of SMEs. Its advisory service, ‘SuperscriptQ’, helps high-growth technology businesses to secure cover easily. To support its offering, Superscript is also building an impressive partner network, having already joined forces with Virgin Money, Amazon and Starling.

Expanding Property Risk Platforms to Assess Climate Change Impacts – Resources

Recommended Resources: Published materials relating to ESG, GHG, and the drive to Net-Zero. This “companion blog” provides links to published materials highlighted during the MGAA webinar in which Gamma LI – alongside partners at Sust Global and First Derivative – shine a light on climate change and the regulatory requirements to report on direct and indirect carbon emissions. A potentially onerous task for MGAs and insurers alike that we can help streamline.

Expanding Property Risk Platforms to Assess Climate Change Impacts – Overview

ESG, GHG, the drive to Net-Zero… the focus on climate change and the regulatory requirements to report on direct and indirect carbon emissions for insurance businesses of all sizes is an onerous task. Gamma LI – alongside partners at Sust Global and First Derivative – participated in an MGAA webinar to shine a light on the topic and provide some guidance. This blog covers some of the key points raised.

My business life: Feargal O’Neill, CEO, Gamma Location Intelligence

Location intelligence firm Gamma LI has been changing the landscape of business. Here, CEO Feargal O’Neill maps out his journey in business. An interview by John Kennedy, ThinkBusiness.ie.

My business life: Feargal O’Neill, CEO, Gamma Location Intelligence

Location intelligence firm Gamma LI has been changing the landscape of business. Here, CEO Feargal O’Neill maps out his journey in business. An interview by John Kennedy, ThinkBusiness.ie.

Utilising Location Intelligence to future proof MGAs

Looking for better ways of assessing property risk? Finding that implementing data and software solutions is overwhelming? Then perhaps this brief review is the antidote you are seeking. At the very least, it might prompt you to get in touch and have a conversation. We always like to help. We don’t believe in making things difficult.
Our Green Objectives,

Sustainable Insurance Summit 2022 – Key Takeaways

Sustainability and ESG is yet another topic that is overwhelming many organisations within the insurance sector. Knowing where to start and what good looks like in terms of driving towards net-zero from an investment and underwritten business perspective is hard. There was some great advice at the Sustainable Insurance Summit at the end of January 2022. Hopefully, this summary is helpful.
AddressLink Property Attributes Ireland

Gamma maps €2M in business growth across the island of Ireland with new AddressLink data solution

Gamma is targeting €2 million in business growth across the island of Ireland with its new service, AddressLink. The company is also expanding its team, with additional hires in the data science and software development teams, to support the rollout of this solution.

Climate Change & Windstorms: UK and Ireland

Climate change is already affecting our daily lives, but its effects upon the weather will become far more marked in the years to come. Property insurance premiums are affected by the impact that storms and wind speeds have on buildings and the built environment. However, the windstorm evidence and projections for the impact of climate change are not well developed. In this article, together with MetSwift, we explore the observed trend in strong wind events since the 1970s, using a 50 mph wind gust threshold.

Webinar Overview: GeoInsurance and Climate Change 2021

Climate-related risk. Regulatory compliance. Cloud-based solutions. Data… data… data. It’s a lot to take on-board. Even more to understand how it can truly benefit your business. Some of the detail to get you started or help you on your journey is here. Helping you to address today for the unwritten tomorrow… might be simple conversation and the odd presentation away.

WEBINAR: GeoInsurance and Climate Change – Risk and Regulation – Addressing Today for the Unwritten Tomorrow

Our knowledge of climate change is evolving all the time. In light of the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Gamma LI would like to bring our clients and partners up to date on climate change, what it means for the Insurance sector and what data is available now to help understand what the potential impact might be.

KatRisk announces acquisition of Gamma, expanding capabilities in Location Intelligence and Property Risk Assessment