Known Issue 449

Certain construction codes associated with Mexico earthquake are mistakenly producing losses for Mexico tropical cyclone.

Issue ID 449
Summary Certain construction codes associated with Mexico earthquake are mistakenly producing losses for Mexico tropical cyclone.
Description Construction codes 319, 331, 335, 336, 346, 355 are mistakenly producing loss in Touchstone 13.0. This is due to the updated construction codes associated with the Mexico earthquake update. These codes are now read by the software as valid for Mexico, but the losses being output for Mexico tropical cyclone are inaccurate and should be disregarded.
Resolved in Future Verisk Synergy Studio release
Date posted 8/13/2025
Software versions affected 13.0
Feature set Detailed loss
Models
Potential for loss numbers impact Yes
Workaround Re-code any exposures of construction class code 319, 331, 335, 336, 346, 355 to a valid code for Mexico tropical storm.