This document provides examples of parametric insurance cover structures that could be applied to various industries impacted by weather and climate events. It begins by outlining how parametric insurance works by using a measurable parameter like temperature or rainfall that is correlated to financial losses, and triggers a payout if that parameter exceeds a specified threshold. The document then provides sample policy structures for industries like construction, food and beverage, airlines, energy, and agriculture that define the coverage triggers and payouts based on weather indexes. It also reviews how satellite data and weather stations can provide reliable data to measure the parameters in these policies.
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Parametric Insurance & ITS Application To Various Industries - Yavuz Ölken (2017)
1. PARAMETRIC INSURANCE & ITS
APPLICATION TO VARIOUS
INDUSTRIES
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2. Climate change means higher volatility for economy
Winter 14/15 was the coldest
ever recorded in theUS/Canada
Winter 15/16 was thewarmest
ever recorded in France andUK
Industries impacted:
• Airports and Transportation
• Construction
Industriesimpacted:
• Energy companies
• Clothing companies
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3. Parametric insurance is a new approach that is simple for the end
customers but requires new capabilities from insurers
Parametric
insurance is
based on the use
of a parameter
to create the
most
relevant cover
that is
correlated to the
client’s
damages or
financial losses
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4. Example of weather sensitivity per sector
AGRICULTURE
Decrease in yields or lower
quality crop production due to
drought, frost, or excessrainfall
FOOD & DRINK
Lower sales of fresh drinks
during a cold, rainy summer
CONSTRUCTION
Work interruption when
temperatures are too cold
DISTRIBUTION
Decrease in seasonalclothing
sales (winter coats, bathing
suits), due to adverse weather
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Decrease in renewable energy
production due to adverse
weather
TOURISME & LOISIRS
Baisse de fréquentation et de
consommation de boissons dans
les parcs
TRANSPORTS
Baisse de fréquentation et de
consommation de boissons dans
les parcs
GAS & ELECTRICITY
Low energy demand when
temperatures are mild during the
winter
TOURISM & LEISURE
Decrease in visitors and
beverage consumptions in theme
parks due to cool and rainy
temperatures
TRANSPORTATION
Increased costs for airline
companies in case of cold
temperatures and snow, e.g.:
aircraft de-icing
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6. Construction
Examples of revenue losses in the sector
2013
Cold and snow at the end of
the winter/ beginning of the
spring
Downto -5% sales in
Belgium for theyear
2013
Cold wave in the United
States until March
6% decline inconcrete
sales during Q1
2014
Severe winter in the US
From 13% to 15% drop
of sales volumes for
aggregates and concrete
respectively compared
to 2013 Q1
2014
Cold and snow in Western
Europe at the yearbeginning
added to a difficult economic
situation
Revenue declined by
11%
Leaders in
Europe
2013
Poor weather conditions in
the Asia Pacific region in Q1
of 2013
4 % decrease incement
sales
7% decrease in
aggregate sales
4% decrease inconcrete
sales
South American
Leader
Early winter start with very
cold temperaturethroughout
the season in Northern and
Western Europe, as well as
in a few Easterncountries
From 28% to 46% fall of
cement sales inmarkets
like UK, Germany,
Benelux and Poland
during Q1
2010
2011
Bad weather conditions in
Mexico in September
-2% sales duringQ3
2013
Unfavorable weather
conditions in the US at the
beginning of the year
5% sales declineduring
Q1 mostly because of
the weather
Demand for construction materials is closely related to weather events in all kinds of
geographies
All information extracted
from annual reports
7. Food & Beverage
Examples of revenue losses in the sector
Severe adverse weather in the
US and particularly wet weather
in the UK
-1,2% sales in theUS
UK sales decreased
2014
Severe winter in Heineken’s key
markets throughout the first
semester
Profit down to 17% inthe
first half of the year
2013 Severe adverse weather in the
US
Sales of the beverages
unit dropped by 4% in the
US during Q2
2013
Harsh winter in Europe during
the first semester
Suntory’s first half
financial report for the
year 2013 : “In Europe, as
the economicenvironment
remains severe and the
weather unfavorable, the
Orangina Schweppes
Group engaged in
marketing activities to
help grow and strengthen
its major brands”
2013In Italy, the soft drinkssegment
sales declined by 12.9%.
Specifically, the Lemonsoda
brand was negatively affected by
adverse weather conditions during
the seasonal sales peak.
Adverse weather during seasonal
peak
Decrease of 10.8% in soft
drink sales comparedwith
2012.
The spirits sector recorded a
slowdown in 2013 in some
important emergingmarketsand
remained weak in Europe,which
was also negatively affected by
adverse weather
Demand for fresh beverages is closely related to weather events, especially cold and
rain
2013
All information extracted
from annual reports
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8. Airlines
Examples of revenue losses in the sector
The severe weather in Q1
caused a drop inrevenues
$55 million reductionin
pre-tax revenues
17,000 flightscanceled
2014
Storms in December
45 M$ losses
2013
More North American Players
“Historic severe” winter weather
contributes to United’s loss inQ1
Loss of $200M in revenues dueto
weatheronly
2014
Bad weather during the first quarter
10 M$ losses
2013
In the US, a total of 90
000 flight cancellations
for the sector during the
2013-14 winter,
representing 4% of
scheduled flights
2014
First big storm of 2014 right
after New Year’s Day forced
it to cancel flights and
caused losses in revenues
and operating income
1,800 flightscanceled
45 M $ lossesin
revenue
30 M $ losses in
operating income
2014
Many flight cancellationsin
Q1 because ofthe weather
7,500 weather-related
flight cancelations
Profit reduction of 50
M$
Jet Blue canceled more
flights in Q1 2014 than itdid
in all of 2013
4,100 flightscancelled
50 M$ losses inrevenue
“It’s a negative, there’s no
question about it,”
comments Herb Kelleher,
former CEO of Southwest
Airlines, following weather-
related losses in Q1 2011,
“…and the first quarter of
each year is the softest
quarter for the airline
industry. That means the
impact is felt even more.”
2011
2011
Fourth quarter passenger revenuesfalls
due to December storms
25 M$ losses
2010
Winter storms forced continental
to suspend operations at Newark
Liberty twice in February
25M$ losses inpassenger
revenue
Diversification of major airlines does not compensate for adverse weather conditions in
their hub(s)
All information extracted
from annual reports
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9. Energy
Recent Example : warm winter in France causes decrease in
energy consumption
Warm winter in France (2013/14) causes a decrease in energy consumption:
In January and February 2013/2014 in France, gas consumption decreased by 22%
GDF Suez, the World’s fourth largest group in the energy sector, explains that “tens of degrees
per day above seasonal averages has a 13 million to 15 million € impact on its EBITDA”
Risk 1:
Warm Winter
A warm winter causes a decreasein heating energy consumption and
thus a decrease in energy companies’revenues
AXA CS can cover the energy company’s results against a warm winter
Risk 2:
Cold summer
A cold summer causes a decrease in air conditioning consumption and
thus a decrease in energy companies’revenues
AXA CS can cover the energy company’s results against a cold summer
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11. How does Parametric Insurance work?
ANALYSIS COVER
Analysis of the company’s weather sensitivity
What consequences do different weather anomalies (heat,
rainfall, cold, drought…) on revenues or coststructure?
Key steps:
Long-term analysis of different indicators
Confrontation of these indicators with weatherindexes
Cover: design of an insurance adapted to the needs of the
related industry:
Key definitions:
Definition of the indicator and period, e.g. number of days inferior to 15°C
during the summer season
Choice of triggering frequency, e.g. 20 days of deductible
Choice of the amount of compensation, e.g. 1M€ per day beyond 20 days
Payment
Payment triggered based on certifiedweather
data within a few days
PAYMENT
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12. Weather stations, satellite imagery, and many others
Reliable weather stations can be used for
parametric insurance contracts
Rainfall
Temperature
If weather stations are not reliable enough (low
density, no historical data..), it is possible to use
satellite
Between 15 and 30 years of data
Resolution up to 250m.
Satellites can measure weather parameters …
Rainfall (Rain Fall Estimate)
… and plenty of other parameters
Drought index (evapotranspiration)
Vegatation index (NDVI)
And many others!
What data do we use in our contracts ?
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13. Overview of the developments in parametricinsurance
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This trend is expected to
persist… New Data
Processing Methods
AXA Data Innovation Lab: storage
capacity, software and techniques,
computation capacity
More satellites
E.g. Sentinel satellites: a multi-satellite project to be launched from
2014
Missions include satellite radar and super-spectral imagingfor
land, ocean, and atmosphericmonitoring
Timeline: 6 satellites expected to be launched between 2014and
2021
First pilots with
weather stations
Data that allows for
construction ofindices
but with a high basis
risk
First applications
aimed at decreasing
claims handlingcosts
2000
S
Since 2000s, parametric insurance has boomed
Mid-2000S SINCE 2010 2020 &
BEYOND
Use of
satellite
imagery
More granular data
and new types of data
available through
satellite imagery
Data science
Big Data revolution
helps us design the
most appropriate
insurance products
(no or reduced basis
risk)
“Parameterization” of the industry?
We expect that in several sectors, in
particular in agriculture, parametricinsurance
will cannibalize traditional insuranceproducts
Its application will also be widened tomore
sectors
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15. Claims settlement
Calculation of net indemnity
following the publication of
results¹
Claims settlement
Possibility of down
payment after semi-
definitive results
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Elements to communicate tothe
insurer:
Planted surfaces
Expected yield
Insured margin per ton or price
per ton
Choice of reference yield (e.g.:
average of the last 5 years)
Desired deductibles and limit
Sample “area-yield” cover structure for an agriculturaltrader
1 Figures provided by an official statisticalbody
2015Campaign
Crop : Rice
Surface (ha) 20 000
Yield forecast (t/ha) 4.0
Insured margin (€/t) 20
Capital insured (€) 16 000 000
Limit (%) 30%
Deductible (%) 10%
Official yield reference
(t/ha)
4.5
June2016
settlement
Crop : Rice
Official yield 2015 3.9
Yield difference (%) -13.3%
Indemnity (€) 528 000
16. Sample “rainfall index” cover structure for afarm
Sample rice farm location
Yunnan Province, China
Source: Google Earth
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Sample cover structure
Main risk Drought
Index Daily rainfall
Data provider Certified data provider
Location e.g. farm in YunanProvince,
China
Risk period e.g. per crop season
Trigger e.g. rainfall below 700mm
during period
Exit e.g. 400 mm
Payout e.g. percentage of crop valueby
missing mm of rain
Maximum
compensation
e.g. 30-50% of cropyield
18. Sample cover structure for a gascompany
Clients targeted:
Gas providers
Oil/Gas transportation companies
Tonsofgas
40
20
0
Scenario: Scenario: Scenario: Scenario: Scenario:
normal +1°C +2°C +3°C +4°C
winter
Sales Covered by AXA Losses
60
80
Temperature is a main driver of gas
consumption
Projection of gas sales / November - March
120
100
Max.
compen-
sation
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Sample cover structure
Main risk Hot winter temperatures
lead to a decrease ofgas
sales
Index Average temperature
Location City/region
Risk period e.g. November – March
Trigger e.g. Averagetemperature
> +1°C
Exit e.g. +3°C
Compensation Tobe defined contractually
based on the price per
kWh negotiated upfront
e.g. 1M€ perdegree
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Sample cover structure for a solar plant
With solar radiation measurements, we can
model a yearly solar power production index¹,
e.g.:
GWh/an
1.300
1.200
1.100
1.000
900
800
700
600
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Solar energy production (1 MWp)
Trigger
Limit
Sample cover structure
Main risk Lack of sun leads to
decrease in energy
production
Index Modeled daily solar energy
production
Data
Provider
Certified data provider
Location Solar panel farm
Risk period e.g. full year
Trigger Yearly production decrease
below 10%
Payout Tobe defined contractually
based on the price perkWh
negotiated up front
Limit To be agreed upon
¹Gridded data from various sources: ERA Interim time series from the ECMWF, MERRA(NASA).
20. Sample cover structure for hydro powerplants
Precipitation is a driver of electricity
production
Impact of precipitation on annual electricity
production
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Annual precipitations (mm ofrain)
Precipitation trigger (mm)
Annual electricity production (GWh)
Payout would have triggered in 2012
Sample cover structure
Main risk Lack of precipitation leads to
decrease in water inflow and
thus energy production
Index Precipitation
Location Area behind the dam
Risk period e.g. full year
Trigger e.g. Precipitation below300
mm/year
Payout Tobe defined contractually
based on the price perkWh
negotiated up front
Limit Tobe agreed
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21. ¹Gridded data from various sources: ERA Interim time series from the ECMWF, MERRA (NASA).
Sample cover structure for a windfarm
With wind speed measurements and
turbine power curve, we can model a
yearly wind production index¹, e.g.:
80
Limit
70
90
130
120
110
100
Trigger
GWh/year
Sample cover structure
Main risk Lack of wind leads to
decrease in energy
production
Index Modeled hourly wind energy
production
Location Wind farm
Risk period e.g. full year
Trigger Yearly production decrease
below 10%
Payout Tobe defined contractually
based on the price perkWh
negotiated up front
Limit Tobe agreed
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23. Sample excess wave height cover
Sample cover structure
Main risk Wave height above (X) m that
prevents ships from harboring
Index Daily Maximum Wave Height
Location Buoy at the Port
Shipment
days
Specific scheduled shipment
dates (e.g. June 12th, July14th,
August 17th)
Critical day Day with wave height above (X)
m during the shipment day
Deductible n.a.
Payout e.g. 20k€ in case theshipment
day is a critical day
Limit e.g. 60k€ in case of 3 shipment
days
Premium e.g. (X)€ per shipment day
multiplied by number of datesof
risk
Port of Tema, Accra, Ghana
Sample port location
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24. 60
80
40
20
0
Scenario: Scenario: Scenario: Scenario: Scenario:
normal -1°C -2°C -3°C -4°C
winter
Sales Covered by AXA Losses
Sample cover structure for an air conditioning company – decrease in energy sales
in case of a cool summer
Sample cover structure
Main risk
Cool summer temperatures
lead to a decrease in
electricity sales for air
conditioning
Index Average temperature
Location e.g. Barcelona
Risk period e.g. June to August
Trigger
e.g. Average temperature
more than 1°C below normal
Exit e.g. 3°C below normal
Compensation
Tobe defined contractually
based on the price perkWh
negotiated up front
e.g. 1M€ per degree
Max.
compen-
sation
Main risk: a cool summer means less revenues for the energy company
Temperature is a main driver of electricity
consumption for air conditioning
Projection of electricity sales / June -
August
120
100
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25. Sample cover structure forhotels
Poor weather in the summer (e.g. July-
August) can cause hotel booking
cancellations, and thus a decrease in
revenues
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
°C
27,5
27
26,5
26
25,5
25
24,5
24
23,5
23
Impact of temperature on booking
cancellations
Payout would have triggered in 2011 and
2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Average temperature in July/August in Barcelona (°C)
Trigger (°C)
Cancellation index
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Sample cover structure
Main risk Cool temperatures in the
summer in Spain cancause
hotel booking cancellations
Index Average temperature
Location e.g. Barcelona
Risk period e.g. July-August
Trigger e.g. Averagetemperature
below 25°C
Payout e.g. 500,000€ perdegree
Celsius below the trigger
Limit e.g. 1,000,000€
Simulation
2014
Index value : 24,4°C
Payout : 300,000 €
26. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Average temperature in Toronto / Dec-Mar (°C)
Cement sales (t)
Trigger (°C)
Severe winter in the US in2014
From 13% to 15% drop of
sales volumes foraggregates
and concrete respectively
compared to 2013 Q1
Sample cover structure for a cementcompany
In this example, if the average temperature over
the period decreases by 1°C, sales decrease by
10,000 tons.
Payout would have triggered in 2013 and 2014.
Frompublic
sources
-
50 000
100 000
150 000
200 000
t
250 000
Impact of temperature on cement sales in thewinter
Temperature is a driver of cementsales
in the winter
3 °C
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
Sample cover structure
Main risk Cold winter temperatures
lead to a decrease of
cement sales
Index Temperature
Location e.g.Toronto/Ontario
Risk period e.g. November - March
Trigger e.g. Averagetemperature
below -3°C
Compensation Tobe defined
contractually based on
the expected marginper
kt of cement
e.g. 10M€ perdegree
below the trigger
Limit e.g. 50M€
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27. Sample cover structure fortransportation
Snowfall events in January-February2015
in Istanbul
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Snowfall(cm)
Four major snow storms detectedin
Istanbul in Q1 2015.
¹Gridded data from various sources: ERA Interim time series from the ECMWF, MERRA (
Sample cover structure
Main risk Snowstorm which stops
transportation: airport,
ferry boat, bus,
tramway, etc.
Index Hourly/daily snowfall*
Location Airport
Risk period October- March
Trigger Daily snowfall
above 1.5 cm
Compensation Tobe defined
contractually based on
cancellation cost and
deicing costs
Limit Tobe agreed
NASA).
From public
sources
Severe winter in the US in2014
Loss of $200M in
revenues
due to the weather inQ1
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28. Weather stations in Turkey
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Enough to Built Parametric Insurance Supportedby
• Weahter Station
• Satellite imagery provided by NASA
• Gridded data : Data calculated by meteorological models (typically temperature is
estimated by a model if there is no weather station)