What the Hail? For Home Insurers, Getting the Roof Right has Never Been more Important
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are helping insurers to convert images into indicators of likely loss.
Losses from hail are following a volatile, largely upward, path.
Insurers can mine weather and claims patterns to better assess exposure across geographic regions.
Satellites, radar and other improving technologies are allowing insurers to assess roofs under a variety of conditions and across time.
Roofs of commercial building tend to be larger, flatter and more exposed to collecting water than those of residential homes.
