Severe weather as an exemplary representation for Global CRESTA Plus worldwide natural hazard zones

GLOBAL CRESTA PLUS

DIGITAL CRESTA ZONE MAP DATA FOR INSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT

Insurance professionals need accurate and reliable maps and databases. In today’s times of climate change, demand has increased for the geospatial intelligence offered by digital mapping to manage risks and reduce exposure. Global CRESTA Plus helps brokers and reinsurers assess and present natural hazard risk, based on the CRESTA zone system established by the world’s leading reinsurers. CRESTA (Catastrophe Risk Evaluating and Standardising Target Accumulations) has established a uniform and global system to transfer electronically aggregated exposure data for accumulation risk control and modelling among insurers and reinsurers. CRESTA was originally developed as a joint project of Swiss Reinsurance Company, Gerling-Konzern Globale Reinsurance Company and the Munich Reinsurance Company.

Global CRESTA Plus is an essential spatial database for the management of CRESTA zones. It offers insurers an important basis for aggregated risk assessment, exposure management and reinsurance negotiation & reporting. Developed with Michael Bauer International, Global CRESTA Plus is an independent implementation of the global standard and is not affiliated to the CRESTA organisation or CRESTA.org. It is the only known product to implement the CRESTA zones standard in the context of a well-maintained, up-to-date, political map.

Matching Political Risk Data

Optionally, CONIAS political risk data matching the CRESTA zones can be licensed. This allows you to identify both the natural hazard zones and the political risk in the respective zones at a glance.

USING CRESTA ZONES

Powered by Global CRESTA Plus, applications can be developed to allow users to search for policy location, establish the CRESTA zone and then analyse/present the aggregate risk across a portfolio. Applications can be further enhanced by adding a variety of natural hazard data sets such as earthquake locations, storm paths, meteorological, geological and insurance-specific statistical data.

In accordance with the published standard, Global CRESTA Plus is available in high and low resolution versions. Please note that both products are at the same scale and accuracy, but the high resolution version contains more granular zones which are generally required for catastrophe modelling applications using CRESTA zones.

CRESTA is an evolving standard, with countries being newly zoned or redefined periodically. A significant overhaul of the standard was made in 2013. With an annual maintenance program, featuring quarterly updates, Global CRESTA Plus keeps track of these developments and the ever-changing world in general.

CRESTA zone ID look-ups are also available via an easy-to-use web based service called Risk Insight.

KEY FEATURES

  • Comprehensive implementation of latest CRESTA zones
  • Includes Global Insight Plus base map
  • High and low resolution versions
  • Extensive places gazetteer
  • Maintenance program available
  • Enterprise ready

NEW IN GLOBAL CRESTA PLUS 2019

  • 137 CRESTA Länder
  • New: MARPOL 73/78 protected marine area layers (inc. IMO Polar Code)
  • Earthquakes layer updated with events to date
  • Political updates, including all changes published by ISO and GENC
  • Updates to 1st and 2nd level administrative boundaries
  • Support for Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)
  • Time zones with updated DST

LAYERS

Global CRESTA Plus consists of the following intermatching data layers:

  • Current political map, 1:1m scale [regions]
  • Current political map, 1:3m scale [regions]
  • Country reference [points]
  • Time zones [regions]
  • Coastlines [polylines]
  • International borders [polylines]
  • 1st level administrative borders [polylines]
  • 2nd level administrative borders [polylines]
  • 2nd level administrative regions [regions]
  • Places; 1.2m+ [points]
  • Alternative names [points]
  • Urban sprawls [regions]
  • Points of Interest (POI) [points]
  • Sea bathymetry [regions]
  • Ocean Features [polylines]
  • Drainage [regions, polylines & points]
  • Airports [points]
  • Ports [points]
  • Roads [polylines]
  • Railways [polylines]
  • National Parks [regions]
  • CRESTA zones regions [regions]
  • CRESTA zones label points [points]
  • CRESTA zone borders [polylines]

EXPO CONTENT

Additionally, we supply you with useful backgrounds, grids, and lines as well as flag images (GIF format) at two resolutions.

Global CRESTA Plus benefits by being part of the Expo Content Program. Expo includes useful map layers, from Europa Technologies partners and selected third parties, covering a number of industries and subjects. Future releases will extend this bonus content offering.

ClassLayerDescription
Earth ScienceEarthquakesEarthquake events from January 1973 to release date, including magnitude.
Earth SciencePlate BoundariesGlobal tectonic plate boundaries (ridge, trench & transform).
PoliticalEEZExclusive Economic Zones (EEZ).
TransportationFlightsGlobal layer connecting departure/arrival airports for scheduled flights.

Just like the world is ever-changing, the CRESTA standard has evolved and expanded in terms of countries covered. It is usually essential for any professional organization to keep their data assets up-to-date. Therefore, MB-International offers a cost-effective annual maintenance option.

Attractive licensing terms are available to organizations who wish to integrate Global CRESTA Plus into their own software products. Such applications are subject to a commercial agreement. Global CRESTA Plus is provided subject to an End-User License Agreement (EULA).

KEY DIFFERENTIATORS

Globally consistent and comparable data

Strict quality control

Individual consulting and support

Continuous updating

100 % GDPR compliant

DATA FORMATS

cvs | json

Geo Formats:
Esri Shapefile (.shp) | Esri Geodatabase (.gdb) | MapInfo (.tab) | MapInfo MIF/MID

DATALINK API

Easy access to a variety of MBI data
• Datalink Desktop
• Datalink Rest API

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UPDATES

Global CRESTA Plus is updated anually.

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MB-International can tailor a package for Global CRESTA Plus to meet your specific needs. Contact us for an individual quote.

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