Guy Carpenter has updated its proprietary software in the wakeof Hurricane Katrina. The tool, available at www.guycarp.com, helpsassess properties at a potential risk of loss in thehurricane-stricken region by inputting a specific street address toview pre-event satellite images overlaid with FEMA's actual floodfootprint.
The FEMA flood footprint shows initial flood assessments rangingfrom "saturated" to "flooded" and hurricane damage assessmentsranging from "light" to "catastrophic".
This innovative tool is offered through i-aXs -- Guy Carpenter'sproprietary exposure management platform. A number of updates havebeen made to the i-aXs site to cope with demand. The initial sitewas receiving upwards of 40 image requests a second, which causedsome down time.
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