Français | Call Us

Facebook  Linkedin

Login

Western Financial Group
  • Insurance open insurance menu
  • Services open services menu
  • Reviews
  • About Us open menu
  • Contact Us

Find a Broker

Get a Quote

Insurance

Personal Insurance

Car

Home

Renter's

Farm

RV

Boat

Travel

Business Insurance

Start-ups to Mid-size Businesses

Employee Benefits

National Enterprises & Associations

Health & Life

Life

Disability

Critical Illness

Services

Registry Services

Claims

MyWestern

Payment Setup

Reviews

About Us

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Who We Are

Executive Team

Western News

Careers

Divisions

Partners

Sponsors

COVID-19 Info

Blog

Western Communities Foundation

Western Coast Insurance

Western Business Insurance

Wyatt Dowling Insurance

Contact Us

Personal Insurance

Car

Home

Renter's

Travel

Farm

RV

Boat

Business Insurance

Start-ups to Mid-size Businesses

Employee Benefits

National Enterprises & Associations

Health & Life

Life

Disability

Critical Illness

View All Products

Services

Registry Services

Claims

MyWestern

Payment Setup

About Us

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Who We Are

Executive Team

Western News

Careers

Divisions

Partners

Sponsors

COVID-19 Info

Blog

Western Communities Foundation

Western Coast Insurance

Western Business Insurance

Wyatt Dowling Insurance

What is parametric insurance and how does it work?

What is parametric insurance and how does it work?

Parametric insurance covers weather-related risks like a heatwave and natural catastrophes such as an earthquake or a flood.

In Canada, parametric insurance products usually cover farmers and larger businesses.

How does it work?

Parametric insurance is known as an index-based insurance policy and coverage is based on a metric from the collection of reliable data from third-party source such as weather stations or satellites.

The claims payment amount is agreed to in advance and is triggered when the threshold is exceeded. For example, if rainfall, temperature, or wind speed exceed a certain number, then the policy holder receives a payment. Parametric coverage comes down to an insured’s tolerance for risk.

Advantage of parametric insurance

Speed: It’s a way of providing a faster claims payment to someone who has been the victim of a disaster because it’s a pre-determined amount.

Under a parametric insurance policy, the insured person does not have to demonstrate they sustained a loss under the policy to receive a payout. The insurer also does not have to take the time to investigate the claim. This can save weeks or months.

Tailor made: Parametric policies are tailor to your situation. The risks, index value and limits are defined by the client considering objectives, risk appetite and budget. It can also cover specific locations or facilities.

Helps with resilience: Your or your company can rebound more quickly from the damaging event, helping you get back to normal more quickly.

Get an insurance quote

Who can benefit?

Some parametric insurance is already available to farmers, such as canola heat-blast insurance. Heat blast happens when temperatures rise above 28 C during the day and above 16 C at night, affecting the growth of canola plants. Data on conditions such as temperature and field conditions are collected, and a claim is triggered when thresholds are met.

Businesses can also be affected by climate risks and weather-related events that can affect getting their product to customers and their bottom line.

Construction businesses could benefit from having the coverage against work delay costs to due extreme cold. For tourism and leisure industries, it can also provide coverage against a drop in tourist numbers due to extreme weather conditions.

Does it replace traditional insurance?

Parametric does not replace traditional insurance and is a complement to it.

It can fill in the gaps left in traditional policies that often include significant deductibles and exclusions.

Get professional advice from your insurance expert

Talk to your insurance professional about parametric insurance and how it could be of benefit to your situation.

You should determine with your insurance expert what, if any, proportion of your insurance protection should be allocated to parametric insurance.

You will also need to discuss how parametric insurance will be tailored to your risk and what protection you will get from the fallout of disaster-related event.

GET A QUOTE

Recent Blog Posts

How to Sell Your House
How to Sell Your House

March 20, 2023


Let’s-Celebrate-Neurodiversity-Week!
Let's Celebrate Neurodiversity Week!

March 13, 2023


Did You Know Kids Skip School to Avoid Being Bullied?
Did You Know Kids Skip School to Avoid Being Bullied?

February 22, 2023


Call Us

Sales
Personal Insurance

1-866-860-1958

Business Insurance

1-866-860-1947

Life Insurance

1-888-594-3105

General Inquiries
and Services

1-866-245-2779
Mon-Fri: 8am-8 pm MT
Sat: 9am-6 pm MT

Claims

1-866-245-2779
Mon-Fri: 7:30am-4 pm MT
Sat: 9am-6 pm MT

1-877-599-7299
(After Hours)

Western Financial

About

Our Story

Executive Team

Careers

MyWestern Login

Mergers and Acquisition

Western Communities Foundation

Western News | Sitemap

Products & Services

All Insurance

Personal Insurance

Business Insurance

Health Insurance

Award Winning Brokerage

IBC Top Brokerage Top 100 Seal 2023  Top 100 Seal 2022

Privacy / Legal  |  Accessibility Guidelines |  Fair Treatment of Customers Policy |  Terms of Use  |  Compensation Disclosure  | Whistle-Blower Policy |  Complaints Process  |  Sitemap


2020 Western Financial Group. All rights reserved.

2023 Western Financial Group. All rights reserved.