Who knew this football pitch would collapse? Perilfinder™ did
During the night of Sunday 23rd September, a sinkhole opened up on the lands of Magheraclone GAA Club near Carrickmacross in County Monaghan. An immediate question is how susceptible the area is to subsidence.
Serverless in GIS
As GIS systems become more widely used, there is an increasing demand for infrastructure to support them. The obvious way to extend processing capacity for GIS application is by scaling horizontally and simply adding more machines. Serverless technologies now offer a more beneficial alternative.
A Deluge of Data – Flood Mapping in Ireland
I gave a keynote presentation at the GIS Ireland conference on November 15th. The plenary session was themed on Climate Change and I spoke about one aspect of that which is particularly impacting on Ireland: flooding.
Perilfinder™ Newsletter – October 2017
The recognition of being the No. 1 provider of underwriting mapping software in Ireland comes with responsibility, which is why we aim to improve the usability of our software continuously based on feedback.
Perilfinder™ 3.0 – What’s New?
The latest release of Perilfinder™, version 3.0, is out now. The focus of this release was to make the interface and reporting simpler, faster and smarter. So, what’s new in Perilfinder™ 3.0?
Spatial Risk Models: Analyzing the risk of accident on Irish roads
This article focuses on two questions. The first is how this risk of road accident is distributed across the country, and the second is how – and where – the new information available from Census 2016 informs and updates our judgement of risk.
Change the Game – EIF 2017
As a leading provider of spatial solutions to the insurance sector in Ireland, Gamma was one of the proud sponsors of EIF 2017, showcasing Perilfinder™, its risk assessment and accumulations reporting tool for insurance professionals.
Powerful and Intuitive – Perilfinder™ 2.0 is here!
Perilfinder™ allows the underwriter to work faster and with greater flexibility, it also ensures a greater confidence when writing new business. The 2.0 version, released today, provides enhanced reporting and data analytics, and is set to be a key differentiator in the way insurers operate!
Empowering Data Driven Underwriting Decisions
Perilfinder™ was developed to transform and reinvent the underwriting process. The software empowers underwriters through an accurate real-time detection of fraud and risk. With the granularity of the risk analysis, better management of accumulations and greater consistency in the decision-making process, insurers can greatly improve their portfolio value.
Should the Irish insurance industry cover floodplain developments?
The Irish Government’s call to the Insurance industry to provide cover for properties located in high flood-risk areas in Ireland is a little surprising. Insurance is a promise of compensation for specific potential future losses in exchange for a periodic payment. The key word here is “potential”.