June 30, 2025
Green Shield Risk Solutions, together with Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance broker, is pleased to announce a new report — Aligning Underwriting and Portfolio Analytics: The Key to Resiliency in an Ever-Changing Landscape, which discusses how the tools to measure risk are becoming more crucial as wildfires become a growing concern for portfolio managers.
“Sound analytics at all levels of the business are becoming table stakes for any wildfire portfolio manager,” said Matt Cohen, Head of Global CAT Modeling, Lockton Re. “The key to a resilient business? Making sure these analytics communicate with each other to create a holistic approach to wildfire management.”
The report highlights the dramatic surge in wildfire activity across the western United States over the past decade, and the added importance that is now being placed on having the right analytics to navigate this challenging environment. A communicative toolset allows not only for the capture of impactful property-specific risk characteristics, but the propagation of these characteristics to downstream analytics.
“Incorporating secondary modifiers allows underwriters to apply model credits for real-world mitigation, enhancing risk assessment accuracy and potentially lowering reinsurance costs,” said Paul Brady, Head of Wildfire Insights and Mitigation at Green Shield Risk Solutions and Property Guardian. “Effectively capturing these details is the critical first step to unlocking significant community and portfolio-level benefits.”
As the risk of wildfires continues to intensify, portfolio managers need advanced analytics that not only identify property-specific risk but also seamlessly integrate these insights across the insurance value chain, ultimately building greater resiliency.
About Lockton Re
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of Lockton, helps businesses understand, mitigate, and capitalize on risk. With over 500 colleagues in 22 locations globally, the business is continuing to grow, pushing the reinsurance industry forward with smarter solutions that leverage new technologies — delivered by people empowered to do what’s right for clients.
Find out more: https://www.locktonre.com.
About Lockton
What makes Lockton stand apart is also what makes us better: independence. Lockton’s private ownership empowers its 13,000+ Associates doing business in more than 155+ countries to focus solely on clients’ risk and insurance needs. With expertise that reaches around the globe, Lockton delivers the deep understanding needed to accomplish remarkable results. For more information, visit www.lockton.com.
Media Contacts:
Joshua Clifton
Head of Marketing & Communications
Green Shield Risk Solutions & Property Guardian
773-230-1304
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Isabella Gaster
Global Head of Marketing, Lockton Re
+44 (0)7795 400981
isabella.gaster@lockton.com
Elizabeth Kroh
Head of Marketing, North America Lockton Re
445-248-2228
elizabeth.kroh@lockton.com
