Innovation intelligence brief
Innovation intelligence brief
Added by the 2026 Swiss InsurTech research (issue #41) from public sources, not by the original academic study (Stoeckli, Dremel & Uebernickel). Its 2016 and 2017 classifications apply the original taxonomy definitions but were not validated by that study. All innovations in this cohort · Methodology ↗
Interactive digital tool that uses climate data to help businesses, municipalities and public entities identify site-level climate risk exposure, hazard evolution and materiality under four scenarios to 2100, aligned with CSRD and TCFD reporting.
Research profile · Swiss Innovation · 2021–2026
Classification notes · A global group product rather than a Swiss-market offer; the Swiss connection rests on the Zurich-headquartered group and its risk advisory unit. In scope (unlike pure climate-analytics vendors) because it is an insurer's risk-prevention service delivered by its risk engineering unit to commercial insurance customers. Strategic evolution 'expanded' rests on the September 2025 Asia Pacific rollout.
What became of it
Completed · Medium confidence · Last verified 2026-10-18
At launch
Self-serve, insurer-provided climate risk dashboard for corporates and public bodies, combining multi-scenario projections to 2100 with optional expert consulting.
2026 reality
Offered in Core (self-serve dashboard, up to 100 sites) and Expert (customised metrics, any number of sites, vulnerability data, consultation with Zurich climate specialists) versions; Zurich extended the tool to Asia Pacific in September 2025, describing it as award-winning and reporting strong client interest since its debut. No 2026-specific update was found.
Rolled out to Asia Pacific in September 2025 after the November 2024 global launch.
moves a large commercial insurer into recurring climate-risk data services tied to CSRD/TCFD reporting, competing with specialist climate analytics vendors.
Third taxonomy
REVIEW · zurich.com and zurichna.com returned bot-protection pages when checked; launch facts are confirmed by Reinsurance News, ESG Post and FinTech Global, and the zurich.com release title is confirmed via search results. Removed the Zurich North America source and its 'ten perils' milestone (could not be verified). Added ESG Post and the Reinsurance News APAC article. Confidence lowered to medium because no 2026 evidence of status was found (latest source September 2025).
Research interpretation
Classified by the Swiss Innovation · 2021–2026 research, applying the original models' definitions. Not a classification by the original study.