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Parametric

Parametric insurance is enabling coverage for risks that were previously difficult or impossible to insure. With pay-outs based on event triggers rather than loss assessments, organisations are increasingly turning to parametric to fill gaps in catastrophe cover or protect against emerging risks.

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October 31, 2025
Constraint inspires creativity – The Parametric Post Issue 82
When free data sources dry up, new solutions emerge. Plus, earthquake sensors, weather warning triggers and parametric payouts across three continents.
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July 31, 2025
A new lens on weather risk – The Parametric Post Issue 81
Learn how ground-up claims data is shaping storm coverage, plus Swiss Re's Parametric Centre of Excellence, new livestock insurance in Colombia, and more.
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InsTech Podcast
July 27, 2025
Underwriting weather: reducing uncertainty with claims-driven models
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Matt Coleman, Chief Risk Officer at The Demex Group, a reinsurance MGA using a new modelled loss index to reshape how the market covers severe convective storms, one of the fastest-growing sources of weather-driven loss.
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March 11, 2025
Seismic synergy: the future of earthquake risk management and parametric insurance
This article is part of our mini-series on sensor-based insurance, a growing field that leverages real-time sensor technology to transform risk management. From earthquakes to floods, insurers are increasingly adopting sensor-driven solutions to enhance claims accuracy, reduce loss uncertainty, and improve resilience.
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March 11, 2025
More demand, more capacity – The Parametric Post Issue 80
Insight from Exponential Risk shows that brokers and insurers are expanding parametric capacity as new solutions emerge for climate, agriculture and business risk.
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February 11, 2025
Epicentre of innovation – The Parametric Post Issue 79
Explore the latest in parametric insurance, from earthquake sensors transforming coverage in California to satellite data improving flood and wildfire modelling. Plus, new solutions for storm surge, drought and solar farm risks.
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InsTech Podcast
February 2, 2025
Planet watch — how satellites are changing risk
In this episode, Matthew Grant speaks with Berend de Jong, Global Insurance & Finance Lead at Planet Labs, about how high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial data are reshaping the insurance industry.
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January 14, 2025
Risk and resilience in focus – The Parametric Post Issue 78
Join us for Exponential Risk London 25 or read on to discover Blue Marble’s weather coverage for Ivory Coast coffee farmers, Taiping Re’s dual-trigger cat bond and CCRIF’s disaster payouts in the Caribbean.
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InsTech Podcast
December 29, 2024
Wine, birds and fabulous new friends
Matthew and Robin meet again for our final Partners’ Chat of the year to touch on the highlights of 2024 and dive into key themes shaping the insurance and technology industries.
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November 28, 2024
Parametric by stealth – The Parametric Post Issue 77
Parametric insurance is quietly transforming risk management, with innovative solutions, growing broker adoption and the irreplaceable value of in-person collaboration.
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InsTech Podcast
November 17, 2024
Insurance for Good
Jonathan Gonzalez, CEO & Co-founder of Raincoat, takes the reins as guest host with EDF's Carolyn Kousky to explore one of the most pressing challenges in insurance: the disaster insurance gap.
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InsTech Podcast
November 10, 2024
The rise of Parametric – from resilience to revenue smoothing
Robin Merttens is joined by René Mück, and Marcel-Steffen Reif to explore how Munich Re’s data-driven insurance products help corporates, public sector entities and industries navigate complex and evolving risks.