The above underwriting report includes critical fire station data from HazardHub along with the relative risk score of the peril itself from Willis Re. This combination of data points helps to contextualize and price risk in a single view. (Image provided by SpatialKey) The above underwriting report includes critical fire station data from HazardHub along with the relative risk score of the peril itself from Willis Re. This combination of data points helps to contextualize and price risk in a single view. (Image provided by SpatialKey)

An increasingly volatile recipe of climate change and urbanization means that the past is no longer representative of the future when it comes to wildfire risk.

Insurers can't rely on previous wildfire seasons or events to inform future strategy. Just as every wildfire is unique, there simply is no one-size-fits-all approach to underwriting this risk.

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