Frequently Asked Questions
What is EuroTempest?
EuroTempest provides weather intelligence, catastrophe risk analytics, and forecasting services for the (re)insurance industry.
Who uses EuroTempest weather services?
EuroTempest supports insurers, reinsurers, brokers, loss adjusters, claims teams, banks, supply chain, customer communications, and catastrophe risk professionals.
What weather hazards does EuroTempest monitor?
EuroTempest monitors flood, windstorm, freeze, subsidence, lightning, rainfall, and severe weather.
What countries and regions does EuroTempest cover?
EuroTempest provides weather risk services worldwide, with a strong focus on UK and European insurance markets.
What is Tropical Storm Risk (TSR)?
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) provides hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone forecasts, tracking, and risk analysis worldwide. EuroTempest acquired TSR from UCL Ventures in 2022, with the majority of the development team for TSR already working at EuroTempest. TSR is used by (re)insurers, humanitarian agencies, governments, energy and utilities, marine, tourism, aviation, transport, and agriculture.
Will a storm impact my portfolio?
Not necessarily – just because a storm is named in the news, it does not mean it will result in higher claims volumes. Get in touch to discuss how EuroTempest’s Claims and Loss forecasting service can help you see exactly how incoming weather events will afffect your portfolio.
Does EuroTempest provide weather alerts and business-specific weather warnings?
Yes. EuroTempest provides free weather alerts, business-specific weather warnings, and flood risk updates across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. TSR provides free global tropical cyclone alerts.
How do I sign up for weather alerts?
Subscribe to free EuroTempest Outlooks to receive twice-weekly weather updates and the Water Situation Summary for weekly UK flood risk summaries. For business-impactful weather event forecasts, and Claims and Loss forecasts, please contact enquiries@eurotempest.com . To sign up for free tropical cyclone alerts, click here. For geospatial post-event and forecast gust, wind, and rainfall data, plus 100-member ensembles for global cyclones, please contact tsrenquiries@tropicalstormrisk.com .
Does EuroTempest provide seasonal weather forecasts?
Yes. EuroTempest / TSR provide seasonal forecasts for subsidence, European windstorms, hurricanes, and typhoons.
Can EuroTempest forecast insurance claims before a storm?
Yes. EuroTempest estimates potential claim volumes, locations, and losses before major weather events.
What forecast lead times does EuroTempest provide?
EuroTempest and TSR provide event-based forecasts up to five days ahead, and seasonal forecasts months in advance.
Does EuroTempest provide historical, current, and forecast weather data?
Yes. EuroTempest provides historical weather data for claims assessment, real-time flood, freeze, and storm monitoring, short-range forecasts, and seasonal outlooks.
Can EuroTempest weather data support insurance claims?
Yes. EuroTempest provides weather validation reports and historical weather evidence for claims investigations. Claims and Loss forecasts can help operational teams prepare for claims surge in specific areas. Supply chain can mobilise resources, loss adjusters can be directed to high-risk locatons, flood defences can be deployed, and customer communications between insurer and customer can be strengthened with the knowledge of what is to come, and how to prepare.
What is the best tool for historical weather claims assessments?
The Weather Validation Tool (WVT) provides historical weather data for a range of perils: gust, rainfall, flood, freeze, snow, lightning, and earthquake, for insurance claims and weather investigations. EuroTempest regularly confer with the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Met Office (UKMO) to ensure the definitions of perils are reviewed and in-line with industry expectations.
What regions does the Weather Validation Tool cover?
The standard Weather Validation Tool covers the United Kingdom. International validation services are available on request.
Is EuroTempest geospatial data available via API?
Yes. EuroTempest’s EuroTempest windstorm footprints, flood swaths, and TSR’s tropical cyclone datasets can be delivered through API integrations and automated workflows.