Data service

Primary insurance and reinsurance companies depend on precise, local weather data and forecasts and specially-tailored additional information. meteoDSS offers you a one-stop service. mminternational has Europe's densest measurement network and all leading weather models – both national and international. meteoDSS has also developed and operates its own statistical forecasting model (Model Output Statistics – MOS) for accurate high-resolution forecasts. Our comprehensive data basis is the first to make it possible to issue reliable severe weather warnings. All weather data can be prepared individually for insurance companies and made available as data deliveries or customised product solutions. meteoDSS supports you throughout the entire insurance process: from damage prevention to damage and risk management.

Our services

• International weather station measurement network: up to 10-minute accuracy
• Geo-coordinate accuracy for lightning and hail data and high-resolution radar data
• Accurate international warnings from meteomedia's Severe Weather Centers
• Special parameters relevant to the insurance industry
• Historical data checked by meteorologists

Your benefits at a glance

• One of Europe's largest weather databases
• High temporal- and spacial-resolution data
• Individual data deliveries: regular or event-dependent
• Data acquisition in accordance with the official World Meteorological Organization (WMO) guidelines
• Direct integration into your company's processes

Weather and geographic information systems (GIS)

Many insurance solutions are impossible without using geographic information systems (GIS). This is because insurance risks are not distributed equally across the world and only the use of GIS allows detailed spatial analysis. The spatial component is crucial, especially for the assessment of natural hazards. All meteoDSS weather data can be provided for GIS integration. This way, primary and reinsurance companies can directly combine company-specific inventory data with weather data. A combination of reliable weather data and inventory data allows, among other things, accurate delineation of the affected risks as well as rapid and reliable assessment of potential damage in terms of individual and cumulative risks.

Our services

• Accurate worldwide weather data via 17,000 weather stations
• International modelled climate database
• International severe weather warnings from a uniform warning system
• Individual data deliveries: regular or event-dependent
• Highest quality in accordance with the international WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard

Your benefits at a glance

• Development of spatial contexts
• Optimised damage and risk management
• Targeted development of innovative insurance solutions
• Cost savings

Modelled time series

Reliable knowledge of the long-term weather situation for a given location is crucial for numerous evaluations. mminternational has developed a sophisticated statistical method for modelling historical time series based on re-analysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). This method makes it possible to create local time series for weather station locations. These have been re-calculated back to a minimum of 30 years (from 1979) and are available in hourly resolution and for various parameters. Furthermore, unique added value is provided by mminternational's weather station measurement network with more than 830 professional weather stations. There are around 17,000 weather stations available worldwide.

Our services

• Internationally modelled historical time series (min. 30 years)
• Complete time series in hourly resolution for diverse parameters
• Highest quality in accordance with the international WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard
• Yearly and time series updates
• Calculation of trends and long-term expectation values

Our benefits at a glance

• Accurate statistical statements
• Accurate evaluation of local meteorological conditions
• Combination with inventory data for detailed analyses
• Optimised risk management
• Planning security for the future

Severe weather warnings

meteomedia is a specialist and innovation leader in early severe weather warning and as the only private weather service operates its our own Severe Weather Centers. If policy holders receive reliable severe weather warnings they are in a position to take targeted action in order to reduce or completely avoid damage. Insurance companies also benefit from continuous customer contact. We develop customised solutions for you. For example, together with the Fraunhofer Institute, the Verband öffentlicher Versicherer (German Association of Public Insurance Companies) and its member companies we developed the severe weather warning service Weather Information on Demand (WIND). Policy holders with public insurance companies have many advantages including the MoreWeather app.

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Our services

• Precise severe weather warnings up to 48 hours in advance
• 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Individual warning areas and thresholds
• International one-stop service
• Direct integration into IT systems or active delivery via SMS, email or fax

Your benefits at a glance

• Opportunity to save material assets and, in extreme cases, human life
• Opportunity to reduce and avoid damage
• Continuous customer contact and customer retention
• Recommendations and customer acquisition
• Direct coupling with internal process as part of optimised damage management

Severe weather day search

When did severe weather last occur at the site of damage? This question is answered by the severe weather day search. The severe weather day search allows you to search for the date on which severe weather occurred at a site of damage for a period of up to six months. One particular advantage of the severe weather day search is that it offers valuable support when no concrete date can be assigned to damage that has occurred. Your search parameters can include wind, precipitation, slippery road surfaces, lightning and hail. Delivery is immediate via our weather service portal in the form of an email report or PDF download.

Our services

• Accurate data from around 1,200 weather stations in Germany, 440 in Switzerland and 17,000 worldwide
• Geo-coordinate accuracy for lightning and hail data
• Highest quality in accordance with the international WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard
• Direct delivery and online retrieval of damage reports
• Immediate provision and clear display

Your benefits at a glance

• Optimised claim settlement processes
• Reliable information on the source of damage
• Time and cost savings
• Increased customer satisfaction

Weather overview/information

You can easily and directly create damage reports in order to administrate individual cases of damage caused by wind, precipitation, slippery road surfaces, lightning and hail yourself via the meteoDSS weather service portal. Delivery will be made immediately as an email report or PDF download. You can choose between an overview and comprehensive information. Overviews contain yes/no answers as to whether a damage-causing weather event occurred on the date and at the time in question. In addition to the data provided by overviews, comprehensive information provides an extensive list of measurement data for the nearest weather station and in the case of hail and lightning a cartographic representation and measurement data with geo-coordinate accuracy.
We will be happy to provide you with a month's free trial access to the weather service portal.

Our services

• Accurate data from around 1,200 weather stations in Germany, 440 in Switzerland and 17,000 worldwide
• Geo-coordinate accuracy for lightning and hail data
• Highest quality in accordance with the international WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard
• Direct delivery and online retrieval of damage reports
• Immediate provision and clear display

Your benefits at a glance

• Optimised claim settlement processes
• Reliable information on the source of damage
• Time and cost savings
• Increased customer satisfaction

Weather expertise

In complex cases of damage, our qualified meteorologists can create (legally valid expert) reports In addition to the measurement data from weather stations, other information sources (e.g. high-resolution radar data, lightning data and satellite images) are evaluated for detailed analysis of the weather situation on the date and at the location and surrounding area in question. This way, a reliable statement can be made as to whether there actually was a damage-causing weather event at the location in question. Additional statistical comparison values can be called up to assess how exceptional a weather event is, if required.

Our services

• Accurate data from around 1,200 weather stations in Germany, 440 in Switzerland and 17,000 worldwide
• Geo-coordinate accuracy for lightning and hail data and evaluation of other data sources and statistics
• Highest quality in accordance with the international WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard
• Personal processing by a qualified meteorologist
• Quick data provision

Your benefits at a glance

• Reliable information on the source of damage
• Legal validity
• Administration of reported cases of international damage
• Fast and secure claim settlement

Weather service portal

Reports of damage due to severe weather are part of everyday life in the insurance industry. Reliable, comprehensive weather data is essential in order to clarify the damage quickly and accurately. You can create and immediately retrieve damage reports in order to administrate individual cases of damage caused by wind, precipitation, slippery road surfaces, lightning and hail via the weather service portal. Measurement data for around 1,200 weather stations in Germany and 440 stations in Switzerland as well as high-resolution lightning and radar data provide a comprehensive data basis. Depending on the requirements of the reports we decide on a severe weather day search, overview or comprehensive information. In complex cases of damage, our qualified meteorologists create comprehensive expert reports, which can also be ordered via the weather service portal. [Please click on aforementioned product in each case]

Our services

• Accurate data from around 1,200 weather stations in Germany, 440 in Switzerland and 17,000 worldwide
• Geo-coordinate accuracy for lightning and hail data
• Highest quality in accordance with the international WMO (World Meteorological Organization) standard
• Direct delivery and online retrieval of damage reports
• Manually compiled reports and weather statistics

Your benefits at a glance

• Optimised claim settlement processes
• Reliable information on the source of damage
• Time and cost savings
• Increased customer satisfaction

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