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Previsico announced Keith Scott, Head of Business and Climate Reporting at Northern Ireland Water, as a speaker at its upcoming water event with UDlive, joining other panellists from AXA XL, Anglian Water and Southern Water.
Previsico CEO Jonathan Jackson spoke to Insurance Knowledge Hub about the company’s flood forecasting launch in New York and the $2.2m funding round supporting its continued growth.
Previsico welcomes Owen Lauder as Business Development Manager in its London office, bringing geospatial technology expertise to drive flood-risk strategies for utilities and infrastructure clients.
Previsico’s flood forecasting model accounts for antecedent ground conditions, including soil moisture and drainage capacity, alongside rainfall data to improve the accuracy of flood predictions for insurers and property owners.
Previsico CEO Jonathan Jackson discusses how flood forecasting technology can help tackle climate change and mitigate flood losses in a televised interview.
Previsico received Phase 1 funding from Innovate UK’s SBRI climate and environmental risk analytics competition, developing a loss-estimation algorithm that turns flood forecast and exposure data into financial risk predictions for insurers and financial services.
Previsico has partnered with Zurich Municipal to give the public sector a free surface water flood warning system, protecting insured properties and supporting local flood response plans.
Backed by a Hong Kong Science Park grant, Previsico has opened a new R&D hub to advance its flood forecasting technology and grow commercial reach across Asia.
Two Loughborough University geography students, Joe and Amelia, join Previsico on year-long industrial placements, gaining hands-on experience across data science, GIS analysis, sales and marketing.
Previsico joined Lloyd’s Lab’s fourth cohort as one of twelve InsurTech disruptors chosen from over 190 applicants, working alongside Lloyd’s market insurers to develop real-time, property-level surface water flood warnings over a ten-week accelerator programme.
Previsico exhibited at the Flood Expo in Birmingham, where founder and chief scientific officer Prof Dapeng Yu gave a keynote on live flood mapping and surface water forecasting.
Previsico has closed a seed funding round to accelerate its nationwide and international roll-out, launching a flash flood forecasting solution for insurers, brokers and data partners.
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