Integrating GIS Functionality and Mapping Within an Insurance Application

Author: Richard W. White
Organization: Risk Management Solutions, Inc.

149 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA

Phone: 650-617-6532
Fax: 650-617-6602
richardw@riskinc.com

Risk Management Solutions (RMS) is the world's leading provider of products and services for the quantification and management of property catastrophe, natural hazard, and complex business risks. RMS's RiskLink v4.1 and RiskBrowser v2.0 products are designed to help insurance portfolio managers, analysts, and treaty reinsurers set and implement catastrophe risk management strategy in an increasingly sophisticated insurance market.

A common mapping engine was built using MapObjects to provide both RiskLink and RiskBrowser with the same GIS capabilities. This paper will give an overview of the features that are provided and focus on issues specific to the insurance industry.