Ever wonder how to better understand and even prevent wildfire damage? Hear from Patrick Blandford of Green Shield as he delves into their cutting-edge analytics package that goes beyond just assessing risk. Discover how they're helping property owners and communities take concrete steps to minimize their wildfire exposure and how their approach differs from traditional insurance by focusing on prediction and prevention.
The main topics discussed were
- The focus of Green Shield on the increasing frequency and severity of wildfires and their development of a sophisticated analytics package to understand and control exposure.
- Practical examples of wildfire risk minimization at both the community and individual property levels, emphasizing relatively inexpensive measures related to building materials and vegetation management.
- Green Shield's granular approach to risk assessment, contrasting it with the industry's more regional methods, and their focus on providing actionable insights to improve a property's resilience.
- The analytical approach of Green Shield, including their use of historical weather data and propagation modeling to simulate wildfire behavior and inform mitigation strategies.
- Green Shield's differentiating value proposition, which includes a more detailed look at individual properties and their provision of active defense through wildfire monitoring and early alerts.
