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Assessment of insurance risks
Insurance Risk Assessment is the ability of an insurance company to determine the likelihood of certain losses or damages to the insured object or event, which helps to determine the necessary insurance premium and policy conditions.

Insurance Risk Assessment using Remote Sensing (RS) is a method of risk assessment that utilizes data obtained from satellite Earth observation or through aerial photography or UAVs. This approach allows insurance companies to analyze risks based on detailed geospatial information, such as changes in the natural environment, conditions in a specific region, and other parameters that may affect insurance claims. By using RS, companies can more effectively evaluate and manage insurance risks, contributing to the development of more accurate and tailored insurance products.
Purpose
Insurance Risk Assessment. Remote Sensing (RS) provides insurance companies with the ability to more accurately determine and predict various risks, such as natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, hail), fires, and desertification. RS data analysis allows for more precise risk assessment, contributing to better policy determination and effective risk management.

Monitoring Objects. Using RS for continuous monitoring of insured objects, whether buildings, vehicles, or agricultural lands, allows for the timely detection of risk-related changes. This helps insurance companies prevent potential losses by early identification of problematic situations and taking appropriate measures. The accuracy and quality of aerospace images enable objective conclusions and reports on the current physical condition of collateral objects and determine the degree of economic activity at the sites.

Fraud Reduction. Data obtained through RS provides a more objective assessment of damage resulting from insurance claims. This helps reduce the likelihood of fraud when claiming insurance payouts. Comparing RS data with other information sources aids in the detailed identification of fraud-related incidents and increases the effectiveness of prevention measures due to ultra-high spatial resolution data up to 0.15 m.

Process Optimization. Automating processes based on RS data speeds up risk assessment and reduces the time and financial costs of conducting inspections and field surveys of insured objects. Quick assessments and improved data management help insurance companies provide services more promptly and efficiently.

Increased Transparency. The use of RS ensures objectivity in risk assessment, enhancing trust between insurers and clients. Clients gain a clearer understanding of insurance processes, and insurance companies obtain more reliable data for decision-making. This promotes greater transparency and trust in the insurance sector.

Analysis of the consequences of an earthquake in Turkey in the city of Kırıkhan
(image before 09/27/2021, image after 06/06/2023)
Goals and Objectives
Goals:

  • Improving Risk Modeling: Remote Sensing (RS) provides access to a large volume of data on climatic conditions, natural disasters, and environmental changes. Utilizing this data allows for the development of more accurate and reliable insurance risk assessment models.
  • Enhancing Risk Management Efficiency: Analyzing information obtained through RS helps insurance companies more accurately identify potential threats and risks in near real-time. This enables them to make more informed decisions about insurance policies, pricing, and portfolio management promptly and without the costs of field research.
  • More Accurate Loss Assessment: Thanks to the ability to monitor and analyze data over a large area with ultra-high spatial resolution (up to 0.15 m), RS allows insurance companies to assess losses more quickly and accurately after insurance events. This facilitates faster incident response and speeds up the compensation process for clients.
Objectives:

  • Monitoring Climatic and Natural Phenomena: RS enables the observation of changes in climate, ecosystem conditions, water levels, and other environmental parameters. This helps predict potential insurance risks related to environmental changes.
  • Identifying Vulnerable Areas: Analyzing RS data helps identify areas with high insurance risk, such as flood zones, seismically active regions, and others. This allows insurance companies to focus efforts on preventing losses in these vulnerable areas.
Risk assessment for dam breach. Surface displacement map in the Charvak Reservoir area
  • Damage Assessment After Insurance Events: Data obtained through RS allows for the rapid assessment of damage caused by natural disasters, fires, accidents, and other insurance events. Multi-year and daily updated archives can provide information before, after, and during the insurance event. Accurate damage information helps insurance companies effectively manage risks and assess the size of insurance premiums.
  • Creditworthiness Assessment: Using RS data in creditworthiness assessment provides additional parameters for scoring models, allowing for the collection of uniform data on objects over time. After issuing a loan, space monitoring becomes an effective tool for controlling the targeted use of credit funds and subsidies. Satellite images collected over time provide information for analyzing pledged assets, especially useful for evaluating large assets. Analyzing an asset's history through satellite images helps identify hidden risks related to various factors such as natural phenomena, technological processes, and environmental aspects.
  • Inventory and Audit: Analyzing satellite data helps conduct checks and evaluations of financial institution assets, considering various factors such as territory condition, documentation, infrastructure, and the environment. The obtained parameters of objects are used to form an overall rating.
Example of RS materials used in the production phase of a municipal land inventory project
  • Investments and Consulting: Space data is a key tool for analyzing environmental risks and infrastructure in investment projects. Geoanalytics provides information for evaluating objects and territories, monitoring markets and industry development, and overseeing projects and climate initiatives. This objective data supports analysts, traders, investors, and consultants.
Advantages of Using RS Data
  • Accurate Risk Assessment: MKGT can provide detailed information about real estate objects based on satellite and aerial imagery analysis, such as their size, shape, location, and condition. This can help insurers accurately assess risks associated with real estate and determine appropriate coverage and premiums.
  • Data Analysis and Predictive Modeling: Satellites used for RS in insurance can provide insurers with a vast amount of data that can be used to develop predictive models and identify patterns and trends. This can help insurers better understand risks and make more informed decisions about insurance, premiums, and coverage.
  • Modern Insurance: Insurance based on RS data analysis can help insurers identify and assess risks that may be undetectable through traditional field methods such as physical inspections or surveys. RS can provide not only physical but also chemical characteristics and properties of objects based on spectral analysis. This can lead to more accurate insurance and better risk selection.
  • Improving Customer Service Quality: Using RS data, insurers can offer their clients more personalized and tailored insurance solutions based on specific risks associated with their property. This can lead to increased customer satisfaction and retention.
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