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​HazardHub (acquired by Guidewire)

Key facts

Cohort: Cohort 5, 2020 

Focus in insurance value chain/workflow: Point of underwriting  

Specific lines of business supported: Personal I Corporate I SME  

Founded: 2016 

Status: Operating, still in insurance - division of Guidewire Software, Inc 

Company type: Data provider 

Head office: North America 

Main global offices: USA 

Locations served: USA 

Employee count: 1001+ 

Overview

HazardHub informs insurers if a commercial or residential property risk is high or low in seconds. The company provides key attributes such as property use code, year built and square footage. It also offers hazard data and scores for a wide range of perils including flood, subsidence, earthquake and wildfire. 

Lab activity

Primary way aimed to improve insurance processes and tools whilst in the Accelerator: New sources of risk insight - data or models  

HazardHub was able to access data from 23,000 claims from Managing Agents that it used to verify its product offering. The Lab helped to prove the value of HazardHub models when assessing hurricane, wind and storm surge risks. This proof has allowed syndicates to quickly and accurately assess the risk for any existing or prospective book of US property business. 

​“The Lab was a fantastic partner in the London market and super-accelerated our success and eventual exit!”
Bob Frady, Vice President

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