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.

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Webinar Overview: GeoInsurance Ireland – Part 1

If you didn’t get the opportunity to check out the first GeoInsurance Ireland webinar, which focused on what’s new in geolocation for the insurance sector, and how advances in artificial intelligence are facilitating the development of new risk models, here’s a short overview. You can also watch it on-demand.

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