Boston, MA, April 2007 – CDS Business Mapping, LLC a leader in online hazard mapping, today announced it has added a new storm surge report to its RiskMeter Online (www.RiskMeter.com) real-time, natural hazard risk report service.
Currently, this report is available in the following states: AL, FL, GA, LA, MA, MS, NC, NH, NY, SC, TX with more states to be added in the next couple of weeks.
The RiskMeter Online’s Storm Surge report is based upon the well known and respected SLOSH (Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes) storm surge model. This report will let users know if a property falls within an area likely to flood from a hurricane of a specific strength, as well as the maximum storm surge height for each category of storm. This report also improves on flaws with existing storm surge models, providing insurers with an easy to use tool with more information. Although flood maps approximate storm surge levels, RiskMeter’s storm surge reports are more detailed and provide users with a more realistic assessment of coastal flooding.
“With the start of the 2007 hurricane season rapidly approaching, property & casualty insurers are keeping their fingers crossed that this hurricane season will be relatively uneventful like 2006,” explains Dan Munson, Founder, RiskMeter Online. “Hurricane Katrina showed us that insurers should be very concerned with storm surge when a hurricane hits. Unfortunately, most insurers don’t have effective tools to gauge the potential impact of storm surge. With our new report, we’re trying to help insurers to assess the potential hazards of coastal storm surge. That’s why we made it a priority to launch the report prior to the start of the 2007 hurricane season,” says Munson. For more information about this report, please contact Dan Munson at 617.737.4444 or dmunson@cdsys.com
About RiskMeter.com
The RiskMeter is used by underwriters and agents to automate property lookups. The RiskMeter utilizes Internet mapping technology to enable underwriters to determine the proximity to natural hazards for any property in the Unites States. The RiskMeter is far more accurate and faster than any other method of property lookups, and can save underwriters considerable time and money. The Risk Meter performs many types of lookups, including distance to coast, windpool eligibility, rating territories (company specific), proximity to brush, earthquake information, flood zones and others.
About CDS Business Mapping
CDS Business Mapping, LLC., was founded in 1994 as a desktop mapping sales and consulting company. The company offers a full line of mapping software, data and applications for insurers. CDS Business Mapping also specializes in natural hazard risk assessment tools and data and is dedicated to the creation and implementation of mapping solutions for the insurance industry.
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