To our brokers, clients, risk carriers, and teams, we thank you for everything we’ve achieved together. Here’s to an even more impactful 2025, working together to better protect businesses and develop cutting-edge insurance solutions. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a successful New Year. #Bestwishes #2025 #Descartes
Descartes Underwriting
Assurances
Paris, Île-de-France 32 324 abonnés
A new generation of insurance that builds resilience against climate, cyber, and emerging risks
À propos
Founded in 2019 to address the insurability of risks worsened by climate change, Descartes’ mission is to help close the protection gap - the difference between insured and uninsured risk - and build resilience against emerging risks for businesses and governments. Descartes is a global corporate insurer working exclusively with brokers to protect their corporate and public sector clients against climate, cyber and other emerging risks. At the forefront of AI and data analysis, Descartes utilizes cutting-edge technology combined with data from world-class research institutions to model, assess and manage risks. Descartes boasts the largest team of scientists in the global insurance industry, comprising over 150 experts in meteorology, climatology, physics, data science, software engineering, DevOps, modelling, and underwriting. This diverse expertise enables us to develop transparent, tailored solutions to the challenges posed by emerging risks, and offer a range of innovative insurance products designed to meet clients’ needs—often through cutting-edge parametric structures. With a global footprint and a strong foothold in the U.S., Descartes serves a diverse client base across 60+ countries, operating from 18 offices in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America. Through corporate brokers, Descartes has already delivered over $10 billion in capacity to its clients. The insurer is recognized for its technical excellence and achieved a +56 NPS score in 2024. The Descartes group includes Descartes Insurance, a full-stack insurer operating in several European markets, and Descartes Underwriting, a global MGA backed by a panel of tier-one risk carriers. The company has secured over $141M in funding from prominent investors, including Highland Europe, BlackFin, Serena, Cathay and Eurazeo.
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Lien externe pour Descartes Underwriting
- Secteur
- Assurances
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 201-500 employés
- Siège social
- Paris, Île-de-France
- Type
- Société civile/Société commerciale/Autres types de sociétés
- Fondée en
- 2019
- Domaines
- Insurance, Risk management, Weather risk, Managing General Agency, Insurance Linked Securities, Satellite, Remote sensing technologies, NatCat, Climate change, IoT, Data-driven, Non-life Insurance, Catastrophes, image recognition, custom-tailored, data science, InsurTech, climate risks, parametric et parametricinsurance
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Employés chez Descartes Underwriting
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Marie Chabal Filleteau
Chief People Officer | Career & performance development | Management & Leadership | Culture & Engagement | Growth
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Gaelle Olivier
On my way towards new adventures
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Laura Rehg
Senior People and Culture Leader l Strategic HR Advisor and Consultant
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Jorge Gil
Effective software development leader with in-depth experience across high-tech sectors
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Descartes Underwriting a republié ceci
Assistant Vice President - Business Development North America at Descartes Underwriting | Parametric Insurance | Alternative Risk Transfer
Wrapping up an insightful experience - it was a privilege to speak at the recent Energy Insurance Americas conference, alongside an exceptional group of panelists! Together, we explored the critical issue of extreme weather and its profound impact on the Renewables Industry. Parametric insurance continues to play a pivotal role in offering alternative risk solutions for climate-exposed risks. It was encouraging to see such strong engagement on this important topic, highlighting the industry's ongoing commitment to innovative risk management strategies. Brokers and industry professionals, if you're interested in learning more about how parametric insurance can support your clients in managing climate risks, feel free to reach out. Let's continue the conversation and explore how we can work together to drive sustainable solutions. #EIA24 #ParametricInsurance #alternativerisktransfer #RenewableEnergy
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Last year, Descartes was granted access to GENCI’s supercomputers, unlocking immense processing power to run complex climate models with greater efficiency and accuracy than ever before. The result? A better understanding of climate change and more precise insurance risk modeling. For example, by leveraging wildifre scenarios powered by GENCI’s technology, we can forecast potential wildfires that could impact our clients—just one way our innovative solutions go above and beyond. To learn more : https://lnkd.in/ed7s5Yie
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Merci Alexandre Pengloan pour ce bel article qui met en avant l'utilité de notre collaboration avec GENCI pour mieux modéliser les risques climatiques.
💪 La puissance de la technologie au service d'une assurance nouvelle génération. 💻 Découvrez comment les supercalculateurs de GENCI ont permis à Descartes Underwriting de se constituer un savoir unique sur le risque incendie et de devenir un pionnier en matière de couverture des feux de forêt. 🧐 Un cas d'usage concret, qui démontre comment notre pépite du paramétrique est capable de se démarquer pour imaginer des couvertures d'assurance innovantes autour de menaces qui posent des défis exponentiels à l'écosystème. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ec8dd_j5 Avec Tanguy Touffut Kevin Dedieu Sébastien Piguet Marie-Anne Faidy Nicolas Belot Stephane Requena #assurance #innovation #climat #paramétrique #data
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We’re now offering on-site flood sensors, installed by experts, to deliver precise insurance coverage. Get payouts that accurately reflect the actual flood levels at your insured property—bringing transparency, reliability, and peace of mind when it matters most. Discover how we’re redefining flood insurance: https://lnkd.in/eBeUZxK6
Parametric Flood-at-Location explained
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Descartes Proves Parametric Efficiency after Major Hurricanes. Our innovative parametric insurance provided much-needed financial relief within a month of landfall, demonstrating the power of this solution to protect various businesses from catastrophic events. With the support of our partner, Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, claims payouts were swiftly provided to impacted mid-sized to large clients across several industries following Hurricanes Beryl, Helene and Milton. Discover how parametric insurance can provide essential financial protection for insurers and their clients operating in hurricane-prone regions. Find out more about parametric solutions at https://lnkd.in/eUt2zuXf #Descartes #parametricinsurance #hurricane #USriskmanagement #financialprotection
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When floods hit industrial operations, high losses can lead to limited insurance coverage. Descartes steps in with excess flood coverage to bridge gaps in underinsurance. Our solutions adapt to evolving flood risks, using public river gauge data for fast, transparent payouts. Discover how we protect clients across the U.S. in our latest case study : https://lnkd.in/ecgfcQKj
Parametric Flood Protection for the U.S.
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Protect your assets from flood damage and business interruption with Descartes Underwriting' innovative solutions. From physical damage to supply chain disruptions, we've got you covered. Explore just one of our solutions to flood, our pluvial flood solution powered by cutting-edge science and public river gauge data, ensuring swift payouts when floods hit. Learn more now by downloading our product sheet : https://lnkd.in/eX-3iBd9
Parametric Flood Insurance Explained
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How do tropical cyclones form? Discover the science behind these powerful storms and how we turn insights into parametric solutions to protect businesses. Find out more here : https://lnkd.in/e_nudcdb #TropicalCyclones #ParametricInsurance.
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Our very own, Ben Qin and Wenqiao Li, ARe, are gearing up for Asia's largest insurance conference, Insurtech Insights, happening from December 4-5 in Hong Kong! Ben will also be taking the stage as a panelist for "Navigating the NatCat Storm: Data, Modelling, Resilience, and Recovery in a Changing Climate" on December 4 at 12pm—a crucial discussion on the intersection of data and climate resilience in the insurance industry. Looking forward to connecting with fellow innovators and thought leaders in the heart of Asia's insurtech landscape! Check the event here: https://lnkd.in/gzAzjGF #DescartesUnderwriting #ParametricInsurance #ITI2024 #InsurtechInsights