As severe convective storms become more frequent and their impacts increase, it’s critical to leverage growing volumes of meteorological and loss data—and expanding scientific research—to build useful, comprehensive thunderstorm risk models for a changing world.
Identify the frequency, severity, and geographical distribution of separate tornadoes, hailstorms, and straight-line wind events.
Get statistical and physical modeling integrated with the latest meteorological research and claims data to account for all loss-causing events, large or small.
Evaluate the potential loss implications of different construction materials, occupancy classes, building codes, structure ages, and mitigation features.
Look into Verisk’s hail vulnerability module in our updated US Severe Thunderstorm model; it considers the damageability of individual structure characteristics, giving you a better sense of how hail impacts the roof and other parts of a structure.
The latest available observational and radar data, plus refined historical data interpretations, can help you see current climate patterns and impacts without the reporting bias in hazard data—to support better trend analysis and risk projections.
Verisk’s model captures convective storm sub-perils such as straight-line winds, hail, and tornadoes with granular frequency, severity, and geographical distribution to help tailor business to these sub-perils by location. Peril-specific damage functions account for unique damage mechanisms imposed by sub-perils to refine loss estimates.
Our model can deliver up-to-date information on unfolding perils and provide catalog files for actual events, giving you a more accurate view of current and future convective storm risk.
Modeled potential losses span three types of solar utility installations with different components. Refined specialty assessments include industrial facilities, infrastructure, greenhouses, and marine lines.
Each component has been extensively validated against detailed claims data, damage surveys, engineering research, historical events, and industry experience.
Get the most out of Severe Thunderstorm Risk Models with solutions that connect extreme weather to your book of business.
Verisk Synergy Studio is a powerful, flexible, and scalable catastrophe modeling and risk management platform, coming in 2026.
Get ahead of the damage with insights from real-time weather data feeds to improve operational performance and decision-making.
Understand your estimated exposure to loss from extreme events today—and in the future.
Model the risk of complex reinsurance contracts to inform your underwriting and pricing decisions like never before.