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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🛰️ &#039;&#039;&#039;Satellite imagery&#039;&#039;&#039; is the use of photographs and data captured by orbiting satellites to support [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]], [[Definition:Claims management | claims handling]], and [[Definition:Risk assessment | risk assessment]] across the insurance industry. Insurers and [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] firms ingest high-resolution images of properties, agricultural land, and infrastructure to evaluate exposures without requiring physical inspections. The technology has become especially valuable in [[Definition:Property insurance | property]], [[Definition:Crop insurance | crop]], and [[Definition:Catastrophe modeling | catastrophe-related]] lines where ground-level data is difficult, slow, or expensive to obtain.<br /> <br /> 📡 Providers capture multispectral and synthetic-aperture radar data at regular intervals, creating time-series records of a location&#039;s condition. An [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] can compare pre-event and post-event images after a [[Definition:Natural catastrophe | natural catastrophe]] to estimate [[Definition:Loss | loss]] severity in near real time, dramatically accelerating the [[Definition:Claims adjustment | adjustment]] process. During [[Definition:Renewal | renewal]] cycles, the same imagery feeds [[Definition:Predictive analytics | predictive analytics]] models that flag changes in [[Definition:Exposure | exposure]]—such as new construction near a flood zone—before a [[Definition:Policy | policy]] is bound.<br /> <br /> 🌍 Rapid, objective visual evidence transforms how carriers respond to large-scale events. Instead of dispatching hundreds of [[Definition:Loss adjuster | adjusters]] into disaster zones, teams can triage claims remotely, directing field resources only where ambiguity remains. For [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] and [[Definition:Catastrophe bond | catastrophe-bond]] sponsors, satellite-derived loss indices also enable faster [[Definition:Parametric insurance | parametric]] trigger verification, reducing disputes and accelerating payouts to affected communities.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Remote sensing]]<br /> * [[Definition:Geospatial analytics]]<br /> * [[Definition:Catastrophe modeling]]<br /> * [[Definition:Parametric insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Crop insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Claims adjustment]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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