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About loss analyses
Touchstone enables you to model catastrophic (CAT) events to estimate property and workers' compensation losses.
About the detailed loss analysis module
Use the detailed loss analysis module to run a detailed loss analysis on the same exposure data that you imported for catastrophe modeling.
Reference: Detailed loss analysis
New Detailed Loss Analysis pane
Use the New Detailed Loss Analysis pane to configure and run a probabilistic detailed loss analysis on one or more exposure views or contracts in your project.
Analysis Settings pane (Loss)
Use this pane to configure catastrophe analysis settings.
Earthquake options
Induced events are unnatural seismic events, such as fracking events, that are made or caused by human beings. You can include induced events, and generate EP curves, when running a loss analysis for the Verisk Earthquake Model for the United States peril.

Using Touchstone online Help
You can access the top-level or context-sensitive Touchstone online help from within the application or from the Client Portal. You can then search for content, bookmark pages, and generate output to other formats.
Import data from external sources
You can import exposure data, map layers, projects, and reinsurance packages from external sources into Touchstone databases.
Projects and exposure views
Projects are a useful way to organize your data. They contain exposure views that contain the data that you want to focus on.
Geospatial analysis
Geospatial analysis enables you to perform a deterministic risk analysis with your own view of risk on accumulations of property exposures and workers' compensation information in given areas exposed to natural and man-made catastrophes.
Exposure data validation
Verisk provides a reference containing information about Touchstone exposure data.
Data Quality analysis
The most effective way to assess and enhance portfolio-level or contract-level catastrophe exposure data is to use Touchstone's Data Quality diagnostics. These diagnostics enable you to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the exposure data you are using for analyses and supplement that data when it is missing or weak.
Hazard analysis
Hazard analysis enable you to identify the relevant catastrophe hazards for locations in your exposure data.
About loss analyses
Touchstone enables you to model catastrophic (CAT) events to estimate property and workers' compensation losses.
- About the detailed loss analysis module
  Use the detailed loss analysis module to run a detailed loss analysis on the same exposure data that you imported for catastrophe modeling.
  - Configuring detailed loss analyses
    These are the basic tasks for configuring detailed loss analyses.
  - Working with loss analysis results
  - Reference: Detailed loss analysis
    - New Detailed Loss Analysis pane
      Use the New Detailed Loss Analysis pane to configure and run a probabilistic detailed loss analysis on one or more exposure views or contracts in your project.
      - Analysis Settings pane (Loss)
        Use this pane to configure catastrophe analysis settings.
        Event Set Details window (view-only)
        You access the Event Set Details window when performing event set management, while configuring a new detailed loss analysis or while managing loss templates.
        Earthquake options
        Induced events are unnatural seismic events, such as fracking events, that are made or caused by human beings. You can include induced events, and generate EP curves, when running a loss analysis for the Verisk Earthquake Model for the United States peril.
        Storm Surge options
        You can include an estimate of the separately modeled storm surge losses when calculating losses for tropical cyclone events. Storm surge is an abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other storm.
        Precipitation flood options
        Precipitation flooding, which is modeled only for Japan, India, Australia, Caribbean, and United States Tropical Cyclone exposures, accounts for flooding that accompanies tropical cyclones.
        Inland flood zones and source of flooding
        Select the flood zones and source of flooding that you want Touchstone to use when performing a catastrophe peril analysis that includes the inland flood peril.
        Terrorism options
        Event Filter window
        Use to define an event set filter that enables you to run a standard catastrophe peril analysis for a user-defined subset of events in the event set that you have selected.
        Demand surge options
        The demand surge catastrophe peril analysis option inflates loss results to reflect the increased cost of labor and materials following a major catastrophe.
        Loss Modification template
        Use Touchstone loss modification templates to define rules that direct the loss analysis engine to apply a specified loss modification factor directly to ground-up losses produced by Touchstone models.
      - Apply Reinsurance Programs pane
        The Apply Reinsurance Programs pane contains fields and buttons that enable you to select a reinsurance program to apply to analysis results.
      - Output Options pane
        Configure the output that Touchstone generates for various loss analyses.
      - Analysis management pane
        Use this pane to configure how Touchstone should run analyses; a subset of these fields may be available in the template.
    - Model numbers and abbreviations in the Summary EP table
- Loss Group analysis
  A Loss Group analysis enables you to combine two or more sets of loss results from different analyses into a single loss view, or group, which is then available for use as input to subsequent processes or analyses.
- CAT XOL analysis
  A catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance program (CAT XOL) indemnifies the ceding company for that portion of the loss that exceeds the limit of its own retention per event.
- Marginal impact analysis
  A marginal impact analysis enables you to view the effect that a specific loss results set (the target or new portfolio/contract) has on another loss results set (the reference portfolio).
- User model management
  Use User Model Management to build custom non-Verisk models and seamlessly integrate them into Touchstone.
- Event set management
  Your Touchstone Re installation includes event set files for each peril and region licensed by your company.
- Configuring a loss analysis with a custom model
- Analysis Settings pane (Loss)
  Use this pane to configure catastrophe analysis settings.
Reinsurance
The Reinsurance Program Manager enables you to create, import, and manage reinsurance programs.
Touchstone data export types
Touchstone enables you to export different types of data.
Activity Monitor
The Activity Monitor displays the status of all activities.
Managing data sources
Use Data Source Management to manage Touchstone databases.
User model management
Use User Model Management to build custom non-Verisk models and seamlessly integrate them into Touchstone.
Model Builder
Administration Console
User interface
Reference: Common Help topics

Earthquake options

Induced events are unnatural seismic events, such as fracking events, that are made or caused by human beings. You can include induced events, and generate EP curves, when running a loss analysis for the Verisk Earthquake Model for the United States peril.

Project Data > Exposure Views > {Select an Exposure View} > Run Analysis: Detailed Loss > New Detailed Loss Analysis > Analysis Settings > Earthquake > Loss Analysis Options: Earthquake dialog box

Project Data > Exposure Views > {Open an Exposure View} > Contract List > {Select a Contract} > Run Analysis: Contract Loss > New Detailed Loss Analysis > Analysis Settings > Earthquake > Loss Analysis Options: Earthquake dialog box

Administration Console > Object Management > Loss Analysis Template > Analysis Settings > Earthquake > Loss Analysis Options: Earthquake dialog box