Emmalina Glinskis, Floodbase & Alex Kaplan, Amwins: Insuring uncovered flood risk (333)

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🗓️ 15 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

You may have heard that Floodbase and Amwins partnered earlier this year, and are combining satellite data and parametric insurance to tackle flood risk, a peril often underinsured or uninsured altogether. Matthew Grant speaks with Emmalina, who leads Public Sector Partnerships at Floodbase, and Alex, Executive Vice President for Alternative Risk at Amwins, about their work insuring golf courses, municipalities and more. The discussion highlights how advancements in satellite technology and data-driven insights are bridging gaps in traditional flood insurance, providing faster, more flexible coverage for both private and public sectors. Key Talking Points: Learn how Floodbase uses satellite data to track and monitor flood risks. Understand the limitations of traditional flood insurance coverage. Explore how parametric insurance provides flexibility and fast payouts. See how municipalities can use parametric payouts to cover tax revenue losses and community recovery. Examine how historical flood data shapes payout triggers and pricing. Discover the unique challenges of insuring golf courses against floods. Gain insight into the increasing severity of atmospheric rivers and their impacts. Understand how parametric insurance addresses gaps in public and private sector coverage. Hear how municipalities reallocate budgets to afford parametric solutions. If you like what you’re hearing, please leave us a review on whichever platform you use or contact Matthew Grant on LinkedIn. You can also contact Emmalina or Alex on LinkedIn to start a conversation! Sign up to the InsTech newsletter for a fresh view on the world every Wednesday morning. Continuing Professional Development This InsTech Podcast Episode is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards your CPD scheme. By the end of this podcast, you should be able to meet the following Learning Objectives: Explain the benefits of parametric insurance, including faster payouts and flexible use of funds. Specify the process Floodbase uses to monitor and quantify flood water in insured boundaries. Define the term "atmospheric river" and its relevance to flood risk in California. If your organisation is a member of InsTech and you would like to receive a quarterly summary of the CPD hours you have earned, visit the Episode 333 page of the InsTech website or email [email protected] to let us know you have listened to this podcast. To help us measure the impact of the learning, we would be grateful if you would take a minute to complete a quick feedback survey.

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome or welcome back.
0:11.0	Zoya podcast producer here.
0:13.0	This week we're joined by Flood Base, a company at the forefront of using satellite data and advanced analytics to provide real-time flood mapping and support parametric flood insurance solutions.
0:24.6	Joining Matthew this week is Emma Lena, who leads public sector partnerships at Flood Base, and Alex from Amwinds, a leading global specialty insurance broker.
0:33.6	Amwinds and Flood Base have partnered earlier this year to unveil their
0:37.8	T's to Green's flood insurance for US golf courses and in October unveiled their flood insurance
0:44.2	program for California municipalities. If you're curious about how satellite observations
0:49.5	and parametric insurance are reshaping flood risk management. This episode is for you. Now, let's dive
0:54.9	into the conversation.
0:59.6	Alex, Emmina, great to have you joining us today. It's another global podcast. So, Alex,
1:05.3	I think you are in California and Emmylina, you are in Lithuania. So just a bit of an overview, first of all, so flood base,
1:12.8	you are providing data to support parametric flood insurance globally. A company is founded
1:17.7	back in 2015. We've been delighted to have your support as an incident member. And you're
1:23.9	using satellite observations along with hydrological and meteorological data to create near real-time flood maps.
1:30.9	Alex, you're from MAMWIMS, as many people will know, leading global specialty insurance broker,
1:36.2	and you're offering tailored solutions across various industries and risk specialities.
1:40.9	Alex, your executive vice president for alternative risk at Amwins.
1:45.6	And Emmina, you are responsible for public sector partnerships at flood base. Right. So Alex, you, you're helping your
1:51.6	clients, both private companies and public sector, get cover of flood. We know that flood,
1:58.5	not only is at evolving risk, but it has a lot of challenges for insurers.
2:02.2	What are the kind of examples you're trying to help your clients with just now?
2:05.9	Yeah, well, I mean, I think we all know that flood is likely the most underinsured peril on a global basis.
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