Weather data, monitoring, reporting and outreach for the insurance industry.
Claims, catastrophe response, loss control, underwriting and policyholder communications each need something different from the weather. We build all of it in-house — with a staff that includes meteorologists, forensic data analysts and programmers, several of whom spent years inside carriers — and we apply a practical, cost-effective approach to each carrier's requirements, no matter how large or small the event or the company.
StormIntel™: over 1,500 customers in insurance, restoration and data licensing. Used by 6 of the top 10 U.S. P&C carriers. Data licensed by all of the leading core insurance software platforms.
Five ways carriers use WeatherGuidance
From the data feed your systems consume to the report an adjuster carries onto the roof. (Protecting your own campuses and staff is a different job — that's SiteWarn.)
Your systems — the StormIntel™ Data API
Direct, on-demand access to StormIntel's proprietary Hail Swaths, Wind Swaths, real-time and post-event Tornado Paths, wildfire, lightning and earthquake layers — filtered to your book of business by territory, date and threshold, in GeoJSON, KML, shapefile or CSV, on the OGC API – Features standard your GIS and claims platforms already speak. Hail and wind refreshed every 10 minutes; real-time tornado paths while the storm is still moving, built for CAT and rapid claims response; ZIP-level statistics with every layer. For core insurance software platforms, per-customer keys with per-layer and per-territory entitlements let you serve your carrier customers from one integration.
Catastrophe response — StormIntel™ interactive maps
Street-level hail, wind and tornado swath maps in real time and after the event, with ground reports, damage tracks and demographics by ZIP code, for the whole country or your book's footprint. CAT teams use them to size an event, dispatch adjusters and prioritize the neighborhoods that were actually hit.
Claims — address-specific verification reports
Whether hail, wind or lightning reached a specific address on a specific date, or a full history up to ten years: Basic reports delivered immediately, Forensic reports prepared by hand with swath mapping centered on the property, lightning strike counts and maps. Billing accounts for commercial customers.
Loss control — WeatherCue™ policyholder outreach
Reach the right policyholders before the hail core or the tropical system, with a message that reduces the loss — move the car, photograph the roof, here is the claims number — cued by customized forecasts and confirmed by a meteorologist. To the ZIP codes in the path, not the whole state.
Territory monitoring — StormIntel™ real-time alerts
Alerts as hail and wind swaths and tornado paths develop across your book — by state, territory or custom area, at the size and gust thresholds you set — to claims, CAT and field leadership by email, text, the app and the API. Real-time tornado paths reach the CAT desk while the storm is still moving.
Request StormIntel™ API access
Tell us who you are, which layers you need and the territory you cover. We'll scope a plan, issue a key and send the documentation.
- Plans scoped by layer, territory, history depth and same-day access — contact us for plans
- Per-customer keys with entitlements, rate limits and usage reporting
- Documentation, OpenAPI definition, sample data and evaluation access on request — test before you commit
- Daily SFTP files continue for customers who prefer them
Prefer to talk first? Call 512-504-3151 or email stormintel@weatherguidance.com during business hours.
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Customer feedback
"I will be referring you to other adjusters - your service is impeccable..."
-Don G., Summit Claim Services, Akron OH
"We've tried lots of hail and wind swath companies. Your accuracy is the best by far and it is very easy to use for all of our associates."
-Bill G., Universal North America Insurance
"We like the fact that we can overlay our policy in force locations right on top of the hail and wind data to gauge potential exposure and process claims more efficiently."
-Anais V., Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance
"Your services, data and support are outstanding!"
- Philip Massaro, VP of Special Projects, AmTrust Financial
Not one size fits all
We realize that your company has specific needs and concerns when it comes to weather information. Give us a call to visit with a Risk Consultant who is specially trained in the needs of the insurance industry — we're available during business hours, and there's no sales staff between you and the answer.
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