Saturday, September 11, 2010

Cutting time and money with Google Earth

     Managing risk is no longer in conflict with managing costs. Google Earth helps underwriters reduce wasteful time in the field and accelerate the underwriting process. By providing a complete view of relevant information about a property, Google Earth gives underwriters the ability to view and evaluate locations from their desktop. Easily and quickly answer questions like: Is a commercial development located on a flood plain? Is a multi-unit residential building near an earthquake fault? Are clusters of similar policy holders near a restaurant applying for liability coverage? With Google Earth Enterprise Solutions, brokers and insurance issuers can overlay information from existing current RIMS systems directly onto the Google Earth base map - providing one-click views of risk patterns in a geographic area, down to the building level. The policy database also easily integrates, producing a comprehensive view of exposure in any view, from a city block to an entire county.

6 comments:

  1. This is a good way to see the rest of the world.

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  2. I had not really thought about how much time/money it would save businesses.

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  3. I can see how this can be helpful for other businesses after reading your blog. I only used it if we got reports that vehicles were somewhere they should not have been.

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