Why Insurers Are Turning To NASA To Understand Weather Risk

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Insurance companies are enlisting NASA to help predict extreme weather events that cost the industry billions annually. A new partnership between NASA, universities, and insurers aims to use satellite data and advanced modeling to better forecast hail, floods, heat waves, and severe storms, weather phenomena that have driven insurance losses to record levels. The collaboration represents a shift toward more sophisticated risk assessment tools as climate variability creates uncertainty in traditional pricing models. By tapping into NASA's Earth-observation capabilities and scientific expertise, insurers hope to improve their ability to set premiums and reserve capital more accurately, potentially stabilizing an increasingly volatile market.