An online hazard mapping firm said its report locating where thehighest winds will occur along Connecticut rivers, bays and inletshas received a state okay.

CDS Business Mapping, LLC said the report available through itsCDS' RiskMeter Online service can be used by insurers to enforcetheir distance to coast underwriting guidelines.

Connecticut Department of Insurance has approved the coastlinereport, CDS said.

Jamie Munson, director of consulting Services, CDS BusinessMapping, said the department had issued a report on maintaining thecoastal insurance market, which states that insurers are to use aspecific methodology to enforce their coastal underwritingpractices. "By using the RiskMeter and our standardized coastline,carriers can be assured they are in compliance," she said.

CDS said it had worked with the Connecticut department to createa coastline report meeting the state's parameters. The report isavailable through the RiskMeter Online. More information isavailable from Jamie Munson at 860-854-6125 [email protected].