BirdsEyeView, an ESA-backed insurtech company specializing in natural disaster modeling and risk management, has launched CERA, an enhanced “catastrophic risk and risk analysis” platform. This is intended to represent the next evolution of the company’s hazard modeling platform.
The multi-hazard platform incorporates the company’s latest street-level resolution North American and Australian wildfire models, updated ML tropical cyclone models and earthquake models, with a new hail model scheduled for release in late Q1 2026.
The launch supports the company’s long-term growth strategy, with new ventures and enhancements added every quarter. The company plans to launch CERA AI, a co-pilot feature designed to enhance underwriting decision-making, in the second quarter.
Recently launched AI data cleaning tools further improve data quality and modeling accuracy at scale.
The platform features globally available major and minor hazard catastrophic exposure and risk analysis, combined with probabilistic hazard modeling and enhanced with real-time exposure management and reporting.
James Rendell, CEO and founder of BirdsEyeView, said: “This launch marks a major milestone for BirdsEyeView, already a major supplier to the Lloyd’s market. CERA® is stronger, broader and more capable than any other product on the market.
“By combining the sophistication of traditional catastrophe modeling platforms with the availability and speed of modern catastrophe tools, CERA® delivers actionable risk intelligence at the time of underwriting decisions, furthering our mission to be the provider of choice in the UK, Australia, Canada and U.S. markets.”
Designed for global insurers, MGAs and brokers, CERA enables users to instantly model broker-submitted timelines for flood, wildfire, severe convective storms, tropical cyclones and earthquake risks.
The platform can also monitor real-time portfolio summaries of binders and open market businesses, receive automated hazard alerts when forecast events threaten insurance risk, and quickly generate forecast loss and risk reports.
In addition, CERA can use AI to clean and geotarget up to 10,000 locations simultaneously and integrate seamlessly with internal pricing and exposure systems via API
BirdsEyeView works with a growing market of Lloyd’s insurance companies and underwriters in Australia, Canada and the United States.
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