Jacqueline Legrand: Co-founder & CEO, Maptycs®: To see is to understand
Podcast with Matthew Grand, Instech. With all the sophisticated models, data and tools available to…
Podcast with Matthew Grand, Instech. With all the sophisticated models, data and tools available to…
TRANSFORMING DATA INTO ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS Captive Review (March 2023) – Best Practitioners Guide Interview with…
Founded in 2016, Maptycs provides a geospatial risk visualisation platform for property insurers, reinsurers, brokers…
We look forward to seeing you at the main 2023 Insurance, Risk Management and Insurtech Industry events.…
ACORD, in conjunction with Alchemy Crew and its co-founder & CEO Sabine VanderLinden, annually names the Top…
Today, MAPTYCS®, a geospatial solution for property risk exposure management and event response, announced the addition…
With the rise of natural disasters and the explosion of high-quality local data, risk managers…
“You want to sell a tech solution on the business use case and not on…
May 20 2022 – “Risk professionals need modern, agile and intuitive technology solutions to get…
October 26, 2021 – Today, Maptycs (https://maptycs.com/newsite), an insurtech company that uses geospatial visualization and…
Selected by French Morning US as the French Boss of the week, Maptycs CEO Jacqueline…
In the new Insurtech Insights interview, our CEO Jacqueline Legrand shares her insights on the…
Jonathan Prinn, BGC Partners: “With Maptycs, TradEd is the first trading solution in the market…
Case Study: Real-Time Event Response for Major Catastrophes “Maptycs is the foundation of our risk…
Fintech Global Recognizes Maptycs Among the Most Innovative Solutions Providers in the Insurance Industry New…
In chess, the saying “see the whole board” refers to understanding how all the pieces…
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdown have dramatically impacted businesses throughout the world. Whether…
Today, Maptycs (http://www.maptycs.com/newsite), an insurtech company that uses geospatial visualization and advanced analytics technology to…
By Jacqueline Legrand on PropertyCasualty360 Insurers are stuck between a rock and a hard place.…
For MAPTYCS founder and CEO Jacqueline LeGrand, the best career advice she ever received was…
Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk…
October 2019 was a particularly devastating month for natural disasters.
The first version of Microsoft Excel was released for the Macintosh in 1985. It wasn’t…
Jannatul Yesmin ~ Guest Author The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) hosts an annual…
MAPTYCS® CEO Jacqueline Legrand was onstage with Ali Smedley at the first risk management live event organized by InsTech in London. Risk…
We enjoyed sharing with Megan Kuczynski for Modern Insurance Magazine how MAPTYCS® helps risk professionals to assess, manage…
We are thrilled to contribute to InsTech Live event lining up best in class…
We are inspired and excited by the projects we are involved in…
We are very happy to announce the addition of Steve Hearn to…
Excellent report from Sabine VanderLinden and Alchemy Crew team on the FUTURE…
A few takeaways: • Alchemy Crew & ITC Vegas must attend thought…
We are thrilled to contribute to InsTech next “Property Intelligence” report with Ali Smedley who is…
Climate change causes pervasive extreme weather and the challenge for insurers and risk…
“Tech and Human Intelligence in re/insurance should work as a marriage” says Christopher…
MAPTYCS® is a geospatial solution for property risk assessment, climate risk analysis, and #realtime weather events monitoring. We help captives, riskmanagers and insurers gain a…
During and after adverse weather events, timely loss mitigation and projection are key to protect the company people,…
It was Maptycs® first time at ITC Vegas annual event and we had a productive…
From the onset Maptycs® geospatial solution focused on user experience user interface and performance to ensure fast…
Maptycs® looks forward to the commercial sustainability conversation at InsureTech Connect conference in Vegas. Smart underwriting requires people expertise,…
Climate change is causing pervasive extreme weather, and the insurance market has experienced…
With the rise of natural disasters and the explosion of high-quality location-based…
Interesting Insurtech Insights piece on “Effectively optimizing data in insurance”. Indeed, the key to…
Data, expertise, and technologies to combine multiple datasets and get smart insights…
Within balanced ecosystems, insurtechs and insurers can combine their respective expertise and collaborate efficiently to achieve better and faster the necessary transformation to…
Great thought leadership article from Laura Drabik, Chief Evangelist Officer at Guidewire…
#climatechange is causing extreme weather volatility, and the insurance market is experiencing…
Terrific Insurtech Insights NY event last week with world-class speakers addressing the…
We are thrilled to be part of this Guidewire Software innovation program…
Most of us agree that to compete in the new digital economy,…
Our CEO Jacqueline Legrand will be speaking about #data, #riskmanagement & #insurance…
Interesting summary on INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS uncovered by Laura Drabik. With #climatechange…
It was a pleasure for Maptycs® to share our property risk exposure assessment #insurtech platform with…
“The industry needs a more holistic platform that has the ability to…
Successful #insurtech integration requires a deep understanding of the insurance industry, with…
The UN’s IPCC report highlights the broad ripple effects from extreme weather…
Innovation in the insurance industry must be a long-term, fully integrated approach…
Maptycs CEO Jacqueline Legrand joined the The Leadership In Insurance Podcast in…
Real-time data is reshaping risk management strategies, providing insights to proactively respond…
Imagine traveling to a destination with only written instructions without a map.…
A new UN report spotlights the growing risk of severe wildfires and…
“We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge.” – John Naisbitt.…
“Make it make sense.” The risk and insurance professionals must educate and…
Data silos, poor data quality, and minimal data governance are three of…
“There is a fine line that brokerages must walk between providing digital…
The difference between data and information is understanding; otherwise, data is just…
Weather risks will only continue to increase, but with innovation in modeling…
We are honored and excited to join Guidewire Software‘s Insurtech Vanguard program…
Climate actions failure and extreme weather top the list of The World…
If the past two decades are any indication, 2022 will see an…
It’s not about how much data you have, it’s how well you…
There remain significant challenges for insurance industry growth in 2022, but with…
With added focus on climate risk in 2022, geospatial information will grow…
The insurance industry is built on answering “where” questions: Where do organizations…
The importance of risk data is already well established, but effectively leveraging…
P&C insurers can not afford to treat climate-related catastrophic events as isolated…
Risk and insurance professionals are uniquely poised to build climate risk resilience,…
The majority of risk managers don’t have clear visibility of climate risks…
Emerging technologies are a conduit for more effective human interactions; it should…
The devil is in the details. Climate risk and regulations require organizations…
As the January renewal period approaches, reducing and controlling natural catastrophe exposure…
“The first step to managing climate risk is measuring climate risk.” Analyze…
New wildfire models predict record-breaking fire losses placing more weight on recent…
Reinsurance rates are likely to increase once again in the new year.…
“You cannot manage your risk if you don’t know what your risk…
With news from the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference indicating a stronger…
“Without good data, you don’t even really have a ticket to the…
For risk and insurance professionals, speed and time is everything – in…
Climate risk affects how portfolio can build their portfolios over the next…
The rise in insurance pricing, client expectations, and climate risk frequencies all…
Great #insurtech support the people who actually use it, rather than simply…
Successful risk and insurance professionals are great storytellers, finding the underlying narrative…
The Three Principles to follow when adopting the best #insurtech and #risktech…
Accurate climate risk analytics is “the biggest single opportunity the insurance industry…
Geospatial imagery brings together a wide array of data sources to supercharge…
Great #insurtech empowers their workforce by removing data bottlenecks that inhibit providing…
“Risk managers in the insurance industry must lead the way to build…
Prepare for double-digit increases in property catastrophe rates in 2022 as re/insurers…
Complexity requires context. Finding the actionable insights hidden in your property risk…
The insurance industry is entering a new phase as property underwriting shifts…
“No matter what new technologies a company incorporates, processes revolve around people.…
Twice as many insurance executives noted technology as their company’s greatest internal…
Expect further rate rises in the new year as 2021 insurance losses…
Effective risk management should be forward-looking. Risk and insurance professionals must review…
The number of billion dollar weather and climate disasters in the U.S.…
For insurers and reinsurers, a firmer understanding of climate risks and opportunities…
Almost all rating agencies are reevaluating how they handle catastrophe risk, particularly…
The key to great risk management is balance. Find the actionable insights…
The intuition, the creativity, and the empathy of risk and insurance professionals…
The pandemic is no longer the top concern for insurers – instead,…
“Insurance has always been a people business — the industry is built…
FEMA’s new Risk Rating 2.0 goes into effect for new policies, shifting…
Energy spent hunting down the correct documents, or diving through multiple spreadsheets,…
Impactful #insurtech is more than just the technology; it requires a deep…
A new report by S&P Global Ratings indicate that reinsurers may be…
Data without context distracts more than it helps. Simplify and refine the…
Less predictable P&C claim costs as a result of climate change tops…
Regulation changes, such as the National Federal Insurance Program’s (NFIP) new model,…
Communication gaps in the #insuranceindustry grow when risk and insurance professionals don’t…
The success of great #insurtech is striking the right balance between building…
Power outages and flooding are two of several major risks to track…
An insurance industry leader states “[t]he challenge of insurtech is making insurance…
Insurtech cannot replace the knowledge and experience of talented risk and insurance…
Geospatial data uniquely provides new opportunities for insurers and policyholders to evaluate…
Real-time evaluations of Hurricane Ida have allowed insurers to prioritize those most…
P&C premiums are projected to almost double over the next two decades…
Human relationships and data relationships should work in harmony with one another,…
As 1 million homes remain without power due to Hurricane Ida, the…
QotW: “When I think about technology, I don’t think in terms of…
Digital tools serve to enhance the skills and capabilities of brokers and…
Effective #insurtech investment is much more than simply adopting new technologies; it…
Great #insurtech does not replace risk & insurance professionals; it bolsters and…
With the wildfire season underway, the insurance market “will likely continue to…
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will undergo a massive overhaul this…
Maptycs’ CEO shares her journey on being a French insurtech entrepreneur in…
Tropical Storm Fred became the 6th named storm last night as it…
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency requirements is increasingly demanded during insurance…
The UN’s IPCC released its 6th Climate Change Assessment Report today, detailing…
Spreadsheets are liabilities for risk and insurance professionals, especially as datasets become…
“There are challenging questions asked of the insurance industry, but it has…
SEC mandatory climate risk disclosures, set to be announcements at the end…
A new study underscored the variety of risks multiplied by climate change,…
The diversity of data for the physical and transitional risk of climate…
The majority of property loss is preventable with stronger risk management bolstered…
Quote of the Week: “Once mainstream market participants wake up to the…
The first half of 2021 saw insured losses from natural disasters hit…
Climate risk expectations and requirements for insurers will continue to increase towards…
Climate risks will undoubtedly impact credit and underwriting decisions through higher interest…
Wildfire, hail, tornado, and other catastrophe exposures continue to draw greater scrutiny…
A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warns…
Coordination between local and global master policies is often a blind spot…
Secondary perils caused over $57.5B in insured losses from natural catastrophes in…
Quote of the Week: “[Top insurers] have transformed their operations to automate…
Exposure to natural hazards from climate change tops the drivers of global…
Traditionally siloed risk data is unable to adequately protect against the rapidly…
By adding a deeper awareness and understanding of what’s happening where at…
The new wave of Delta Variant infections and a week of severe…
Deloitte’s newest report on climate resilience advises a three-pronged approach for risk…
Great #insurtech should be able to wrap around legacy systems to provide…
Quote of the Week: “One of the key lessons to take away…
Do you still rely on spreadsheets for risk management? Data security issues…
Tropical Storm Claudette was the first named storm of the Atlantic #hurricaneseason2021…
With an expanded work-from-home practices, severe weather events present new risks. Even…
Contextualizing the “where” of risk opens up answers to the “why” and…
Just because an area hasn’t flooded before, don’t assume it won’t know.…
Re/insurance rates are forecasted to continue hardening through 2022, according to Swiss…
Quote of the Week: “True ESG reporting standards are still evolving, but…
G7 finance ministers moved strongly towards forcing climate risk disclosures for banks…
Ensuring your risk data is up-to-date and reliable are key for effective…
This detailed infographic highlights the ripple effects from severe weather risks across…
Quote of the Week: “As organizations adopt innovative technology, they need to…
Hurricane season officially begins today, with a 60% chance of an above-average…
Maptycs is designed specifically to support risk and insurance professionals in each…
Integrating #insurtech into an organization requires a deep understanding of the challenges…
The 2021 hurricane season begins next Tuesday, with several reports indicating another…
U.S. President Biden’s executive order this week underscores a broader international trend…
While the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1st, early signs…
Climate risk disclosure requirements are increasing for companies that face physical climate…
As National Hurricane Preparedness Week comes to a close, risk and insurance…
Geospatial technology is the backbone for future risk resilience against climate risk,…
While insurance companies have been “laggards compared to their financial services counterparts”…
Dat-driven insurance, move to digital platforms, and cloud computing are the top…
Only one in five companies quantify the financial impacts and physical risks…
Location intelligence with big data analytics reveal patterns and trends to anticipate…
Updated or modified climate risk models can dramatically shift risk strategies. When…
More than a third of risk professionals reported they increased their use…
Geospatial visualization and mapping opens up impactful data analytics. Projecting risks, proactively…
Geospatial visualization is a gamechanger in climate resilience, providing both a holistic…
The new wave of Covid-variants heightens the importance of proactive risk management.…
Quote of the Week: “The availability of information on a map allows…
Commercial P&C insurance rates rose 7% in the first quarter of 2021,…
Forecasts for the 2021 hurricane season are beginning to emerge, with the…
Collaborative risk management is a supply chain superpower against disruptions; As the…
FEMA officially announced Risk Rating 2.0 last Thursday as a change to…
Hurricane season is several months away, yet AccuWeather projects an above-average hurricane…
The UN’s “Future Trends in Geospatial Information Management” underscores how the ever-increasing…
Several severe weather events began a damaging start to the severe thunderstorm…
Geospatially visualizing risk exposure data is crucial for risk and insurance professionals…
Investing in #insurtech adds flexibility for underwriters, brokers, and clients to stay…
Quote of the Week: “A risk-informed approach fit for the digital age…
Stronger flood insurance mandates may be on the horizon in the United…
FEMA is planning to announce its “Risk Rating 2.0” that will dramatically…
Single-model approaches to catastrophic risk is the norm for many risk and…
Climate risk blind spots present a significant challenge for risk and insurance…
Location-based insights provide more nuanced analysis in terms of population and resource…
As the UK Geospatial Commission’s recent report highlights, vast risk datasets are…
Increased climate disclosures for insurers will improve risk data quality and quantity,…
The rise in frequency and severity of NatCats is a long-term trend…
For risk and insurance professionals, “what once may have been considered a…
First Street’s newest report projects National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) rates may…
Advanced risk modeling is a necessity for risk and insurance professionals to…
Quote of the Week: “Now more than ever, insurers that make it easy for…
2020 has taught that point in-time assessments for monitoring risk is too…
As RIMS’ recent report underscores, “The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the interdependencies of…
Against the backdrop of severe weather events in Texas, Federal Reserve official…
Active climate risk management still remains a weak point for most companies.…
A 20 year study of the top 100 P&C insurers identifies underwriting…
Relying on manual spreadsheet processes to prepare or analyze risk exposure data…
The challenge with accurate climate risk assessment isn’t the quantity of data;…
UNEP’s final report for the “Principles of Sustainable Insurance Initiative” urges insurers…
Less than a third of enterprise risk professionals feel very confident in…
A few days of hesitation to a natural catastrophe can mean total…
As insurtech adoption accelerates, insurers can “differentiate themselves from other companies by…
Quote of the Week: “It’s easy to get really focused on the…
Extreme weather conditions topped Zurich’s Global Risks Report 2021. While many recognize…
Risk strategies that revolve around “a static, formulaic, and purely financial view…
The rise of hurricane event frequency coupled with rising sea levels are…
2020 underscores the importance of robust risk management strategies. As 2021 progresses,…
KPMG outlines the three major classes of climate risk in their worldwide…
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound…
Climate change accounts for more than one-third of all U.S. flood damage…
Natural disasters from climate risk caused over $210 billion in losses in…
Quote of the week: “Not embracing technology in the renewal process workflow…
Risk exposure and real-time data is only valuable if the data can…
Insurtech adoption in P&C in a hardening market. With increasing climate risks…
Adoption of new insurtech and digital-driven ecosystems characterize the largest factors moving…
The two of biggest risks against resiliency in 2021 are climate change…
Quote of the Week: “When you have software solutions that cross multiple…
Risk and insurance professionals must become more savvy understanding their organization’s exposure…
Risk and insurance professionals require digital tools to meet clients’ expectations for…
Quote of the Week: “Geospatial data and mapping tools add the ability…
Risk and insurance professionals should proactively prepare for an increase in hurricane…
The January 2021 renewal period requires even greater nuance in analysis and…
A true pleasure for Maptycs to present for the Dragon’s Den session…
Four Twenty Seven’s new report underscores the rising severity and frequency of…
Join our CEO Jacqueline Legrand this Wednesday, December 9th, for the Dragon’s…
Evolving data and analytical capabilities are the main differentiators for the top…
Quote of the Week: “Time-sensitive insights allow for a better understanding of…
The rise in storm frequency and rapid intensification of hurricanes this season…
Siloed data inhibits effective decision making. Information is only as useful for…
Quote of the Week: “Insurers that cannot make faster, smarter, and safer…
Supply chain risk management has historically assumed an insured’s schedule of values…
The United Nations’ report this week details how geospatial data and analytics…
Geospatial data and awareness are necessities, not luxuries, in addressing the most…
Enhanced monitoring, optimized reporting, and streamlined underwriting top the list of changes…
Geospatial analysis has dramatically improved disaster response to Covid-19 by improving emergency…
Effective property risk management entails coordination with local utilities and emergency response…
Global insurance pricing increased by 20% in Q3, the largest increase since…
The risk management function has greater capabilities and responsibilities with the intervention…
Fintech Global Recognizes Maptycs Among the Most Innovative Solutions Providers in the…
Communicating property risk should be wide-ranging and include large number of stakeholders.…
A key component of customer-centric insurance is limiting the amount of data…
“Because geospatial technology employs multiple data sets to create efficient models […],…
The loss of 16,000 Covid-19 case records in the U.K. is likely…
The physical risks that businesses are exposed to vary widely from region…
Hardening across reinsurance markets will require more advanced risk analysis for this…
Quote of the week: “access [to data] is not enough. Data itself…
Accurate reporting and forecasting are critical for insurers, risk managers, and investors…
With a greater trend towards more highly distributed supply chains, legacy systems…
Quote of the Week: “Tech puts us in the location, shows us…
California’s temporary ban on insurer policy cancellation is set to expire, which…
Storm Alex is likely to become the costliest European catastrophe this year,…
The new AGCS report details the longer term changes businesses must make…
One of the only ways for private insurance companies to reduce the…
Quote of the week: “The problem of maintaining business operations in an…
Insurance customer expectations are always evolving, and brokers must take advantage of…
The lackluster response to catastrophes over the past few years, coupled with…
Quote of the week from the Claims Innovation Virtual Conference: “Data is…
The New York Superintendent of Financial Services ordered both domestic and foreign…
“While tropical cyclones often attract most focus given the high financial toll…
With a record 9 named hurricanes already this year, and up to…
The WHO’s warning of a second COVID-19 pandemic surge underscores the importance…
The United States’ Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) first-of-its-kind report encouraged greater…
Quote of the week: ““In these unprecedented times it’s more important than…
The West Coast wildfires have already put an estimated $120B at risk,…
More than 20% of flood claims come from outside of FEMA’s flood…
A recent survey shows that more than one-third of CFOs have prioritized…
In rapid response to catastrophic events, cross-functional teams that communicate quickly and…
Quote of the week: “Investing $1 in resilience early helps avoid on…
The early start of the California wildfire season, which has burned more…
Rapid response to catastrophic weather events must take into consideration “the loss…
“Wildfires in 2020, even at this early stage of the California season,…
Since the beginning of 2020, reports indicated an above-average hurricane season this…
Captive formations have jumped more than 200% in the first half of…
The California “Big One” has been predicted for years, but the earthquake…
“After a recurring pattern of [climate risks], they are starting to get…
World Economic Forum – “With risk, the writing is always on the…
While the commercial property insurance rates increased by a collective 19% this…
Derecho storms in the American Midwest knocked out power for 1m+ customers…
A new study by Nationwide Insurance presents a gap between the perceived…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised their 2020 hurricane season…
Advanced data analytics is only as useful or accurate as the data…
Geospatial analytics and computer vision adds a more “comprehensive view of pre-…
Hurricane Isaias’s status and its impacts change hour by hour, reminding insurers…
Airmic’s deputy CEO, Julia Graham, urges insurance buyers to start their renewal…
A global second wave of Covid-19 is likely on the near horizon,…
Quote of the week: “There is an urgent need to integrate resiliency…
High quality risk management is always at a premium, especially during global…
Reinsurance rates improved by 20% on July 1st, but captive managers and…
Colorado State University and Tropical Storm Risk have raised hurricane forecasts once…
Insurtech has grown in importance as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed insurers…
As infections rates in Florida continue doubling every week in June, companies…
Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal hurricane season, with only…
The “new” approaches to risk management are all about utilizing the new…
Assessing physical climate risk comes with a steep learning curve because the…
“A key to flood resilience — and disaster resilience more broadly —…
Data-driven storytelling has been monumental in communicating urgent healthcare information during the…
76% of CEOs and CFOs state their businesses are somewhat to significantly…
The IMF’s recent report is a wake-up call: “I have seen very…
In a survey of 1,000+ professionals, over 20% of respondents said they…
A global pandemic and the resulting economic damage had been forecasted over…
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed business leaders to rethink and reshape risk…
The end or easing of coronavirus lockdown measures does not mean companies…
Researchers predict 18 to 22 named tropical storms will form in the…
As businesses struggle with new operational hurdles, insurers have a unique opportunity…
The extreme toll of COVID-19, coupled with what will likely be a…
As companies begin to restart operations, risk managers must prepare plans to…
Companies who have invested heavily in risk management capabilities, including recruiting senior…
Many of the world’s top investors, asset managers, and risk experts are…
During this pandemic, business leaders need to draw upon their EQ as…
Companies will need to prepare for a “major rethink… in how they…
An important reminder that climate risks are projected to worsen in the…
Building supply chain risk resilience begins with greater visibility throughout the chain,…
Historical loss records alone are not adequate in assessing climate risk, according…
When considering insurtech for your company, it’s important to look for both…
Risk managers and insurance professionals need to prepare for a greater number…
There are still many questions surrounding how COVID-19 will affect business interruption…
Swiss Re’s report reminds us that climate change effects should remain a…