Event Intensities pane
Provides visibility into, and accessibility to, the data behind some Verisk models, enabling you to view, store, and exposrt the underlying hazard data that is used in our models to calculate loss.
The local-level event intensity (LLEI) feature is useful for comparing model parameters with users' own research data or other independent sources, and for addressing regulatory questions about Verisk models. Users can compare their modeled LLEI losses at specific locations with the corresponding event intensities. The feature is included in the basic Touchstone license for portfolio use.
You access the exposure intensities pane when creating a new hazard analysis or from the Object Management > Hazard Template section in the Administration Console.
Touchstone supports the viewing and exporting of local-level event intensities for the following models. To include sub-perils, select the appropriate check box. If you do not want to include a sub-peril, clear the appropriate check box.
| Model | Region |
|---|---|
| Verisk Bushfire Model for Australia (enhanced in June 2025) | Australia Local-level event intensity for fire: flame length in meters and smoke potential index (SPI). |
| Verisk Bushfire Model for Australia (enhanced in June 2025) | Australia Local-level event intensity for fire: flame length in meters and smoke potential index (SPI). |
| Verisk Coastal Flood Model for Great Britain | Great Britain |
| Verisk Earthquake Model | Japan, United States, Mexico, Central America, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, India, Southeast Asia, China, Europe, South America, Pan-European region, Southeast Europe (Albania, Macedonia, Serbia) |
| Verisk Earthquake Model for Mexico (enhanced in June 2025) | Mexico Local-level intensities for peak ground acceleration (PGA) in g units, spectral acceleration (0.3 seconds) in g units, and spectral acceleration (1.0 second) in g units. |
| Verisk Extratropical Cyclone Model | Europe |
| Verisk Hurricane Model | Gulf of Mexico (Offshore), United States, Canada, Hawaii |
| Verisk Inland Flood | Japan, United States, Canada, Southeast Europe (Albania, Macedonia,
Serbia), Central Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland,
Switzerland) Local-level event intensities for previous model versions of the Verisk Inland Flood Model for Central Europe are not supported for Germany. |
| Verisk Inland Flood Model for the UK and the Republic of Ireland (enhanced in June 2025) | Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland Local-level event intensities for velocity, duration, and debris flow. |
| Verisk Tropical Cyclone Model | Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Australia, India, Australia |
| Verisk Typhoon Model | Japan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia |
| Verisk Typhoon Model for South Korea (enhanced in June 2025) | South Korea Local-level event intensities for storm surge depth in feet, on-plain precipitation depth in feet, and off-plain precipitation depth in feet. |
The Event Intensities pane includes the following fields that enable you to select the event intensity data to include in a hazard analysis. The display unit (g) stands for gravity (m/s2).
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| Region | Select the region. | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Set | Select the event set for which you want to obtain event intensity data
during the analysis. Note: For U.S. AP (All Perils) event sets,
Touchstone obtains event
intensity data only for the continental United States. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disaggregation | Select whether you want Touchstone to use disaggregation when
obtaining event intensity data during the analysis.. When disaggregation is selected, Touchstone distributes aggregate (coarse resolution) location data down to a finer resolution in locations where exposures are likely to be located based on lines of business represented in Touchstone. This process enables Touchstone to apply policy terms appropriately across an entire (distributed) region rather than applying them only across the geographic centroid of the region. Disaggregation generates hazard intensity data at a finer granularity for locations with poor quality data because it avoids analysis of aggregate exposures at a single-point location. Note: Touchstone performs disaggregation
automatically for certain models during detailed loss analyses. It also
performs disaggregation automatically for those models when obtaining
event intensity data. For complete information about exposure
disaggregation, see Exposure Disaggregation and Average Properties
in Touchstone on the
Client Portal. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Properties | Select how you want Touchstone
to apply average physical properties, such as soil type and land use/land
cover data, when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis. Select
Off, On, or Automatic. Note: Touchstone applies average properties
automatically for certain models during detailed loss analyses. It also
applies the properties automatically for those models when obtaining
event intensity data. For complete information about this feature, see
Exposure Disaggregation and Average Properties in Touchstone on the Client Portal. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For Invalid Con/Occ Pairs | Select how you want Touchstone to handle invalid construction/occupancy pairs. Selecting Ignore omits from the analysis all locations that have invalid combinations. Selecting System Default tells Touchstone to remap to invalid combinations. | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Set Filter | Select whether you want Touchstone to apply event set filters
when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis. To apply an event set filter, click Apply an event set filter |
No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earthquake | Select this peril if you want Touchstone to include
earthquake-specific data when obtaining event intensity data during the
analysis. Note: This field is applicable only if the event set
that you have chosen is relevant for the earthquake peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peak Ground Acceleration (Earthquake) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include peak ground
acceleration (PGA) when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis.
PGA, one of the key measures of ground-shaking intensity, is the maximum
value of the ground acceleration and is typically referred to as motion in
the horizontal direction. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for peak ground acceleration for each relevant model/country:
Note: Touchstone
calculates PGA during the analysis using user-provided location data in
conjunction with model data. This field is applicable only if the event
set that you have chosen is relevant for the earthquake
peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spectral Acceleration 0.3 Seconds (Earthquake) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include spectral
acceleration (Sa) of 0.3 seconds or higher when obtaining event intensity
data during the analysis. Spectral acceleration, one of the key measures of
ground-shaking intensity, is the maximum response of a simple building, with
a single natural frequency of vibration, to earthquake ground motions.
Spectral acceleration approximates what a building experiences as modeled by
a particle mass on a massless vertical rod having the same natural period of
vibration as the building. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for peak ground acceleration for each relevant model/country:
Note: Spectral acceleration is calculated during hazard
analysis using user-provided location data in conjunction with model
data. This field is applicable only if the event set that you have chosen
is relevant for the earthquake peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spectral Acceleration 1.0 Seconds (Earthquake) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include spectral
acceleration of 1.0 second or higher when obtaining event intensity data
during the analysis. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for peak ground acceleration for each relevant model/country:
Note: Touchstone
calculates spectral acceleration during hazard analyses using
user-provided location data in conjunction with model data. This field is
applicable only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the
earthquake peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tropical Cyclone | Select whether you want Touchstone to include tropical
cyclone-specific data when obtaining event intensity data during the
analysis. Select the sub-perils to include. Note: This field is
applicable only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the
tropical cyclone peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Wind Speed (Tropical Cyclone) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include the maximum wind
speed when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis. In the
context of local intensity, the maximum wind speed refers to the maximum
wind speed sustained for one minute at 10 meters in height over model grid
points (after site conditions, such as friction), measured in
miles/hour. Note: The maximum wind speed for Europe (M41) is
the maximum 3-second gust. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for the maximum wind speed for each relevant model/country:
Note: Touchstone
calculates maximum wind speed during the analysis using user-provided
location data in conjunction with model data. This field is applicable
only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the tropical
cyclone peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration (Tropical Cyclone) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include duration when
obtaining event intensity data during the analysis. In the context of local
intensity, duration refers to the length of time during which a structure is
exposed to high winds. The asterisk (*) in the Country/model column in the
table identifies countries/models where duration refers to the amount of
time that the location of interest is exposed to winds over 40 miles per
hour, a threshold at which a location will likely incur structural
damage. The following table summarizes the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for duration for each relevant model/country:
Note: Duration is calculated during hazard analysis using
user-provided location data in conjunction with model data. This field is
applicable only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the
tropical cyclone peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Storm Surge Depth (Tropical Cyclone) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include storm surge depth
when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis. Storm surge depth
is the level of the water above the ground at a specific point on land. The
storm surge depth is the difference between the storm surge elevation (that
is, the water height above normal sea level) and the land elevation. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for storm surge depth for each relevant country/model:
Note: Touchstone
calculates storm surge depth during hazard analysis using user-provided
location data in conjunction with model data. This field is applicable
only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the tropical
cyclone peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On Plain Precipitation Depth (Tropical Cyclone) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include on-plain
precipitation depth when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis.
On-plain flooding refers to rivers overflowing their banks and inundating
properties on their floodplain. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for on-plain precipitation depth for each relevant country/model:
Note: Touchstone
calculates precipitation depth during hazard analysis using user-provided
location data in conjunction with model data. This field is applicable
only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the tropical
cyclone peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Off Plain Precipitation Depth (Tropical Cyclone) | Select this sub-peril if you want Touchstone to include off plain
precipitation depth when obtaining event intensity data during the analysis.
Off plain flooding refers to local flooding by intense precipitation causing
excess runoff, backing up of sewers, overflowing subterranean draining, etc.
This type of flooding can happen to properties on or off the floodplain. The
following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that
Touchstone supports for
on-plain precipitation depth for each relevant country/model:
Note: Touchstone
calculates precipitation depth during hazard analysis using user-provided
location data in conjunction with model data. This field is applicable
only if the event set that you have chosen is relevant for the tropical
cyclone peril. |
Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inland Flood | Select whether you want Touchstone to include on-plain or
off-plain precipitation-induced flood depth when obtaining event intensity
data during the analysis. On-plain flooding refers to rivers overflowing
their banks and inundating properties on their floodplain. Off-plain
flooding refers to local flooding by intense precipitation causing excess
runoff, backing up of sewers, overflowing subterranean draining, etc. This
type of off-plain flooding can happen to properties on or off the
floodplain. The following table details the perils, display unit, and precision that Touchstone supports for flood depth for each relevant country/model:
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Yes |