About

CRESTA was established by the insurance and reinsurance industry in 1977 as an independent body to facilitate the technical management of natural catastrophe insurance.

CRESTA Zones

CRESTA Zones

CRESTA Zones and Maps

CRESTA Zones – the most widely used geographical data aggregation standard by the global insurance industry.

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Facts & Figures

Introduced in 1977, CRESTA Zones are updated and refined on a regular basis.
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The CRESTA Zones span 140 countries and include all major insurance markets and many emerging economies across all continents

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The 4,863 low-resolution CRESTA Zones are designed to facilitate risk accumulation control and provide a manageable number of Zones per country

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The 247,023 high-resolution CRESTA Zones are designed to facilitate detailed risk analysis down to the postal code level.

CRESTA Advisory Board

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CRESTA Organisation

CRESTA is managed by PERILS AG, an independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide natural catastrophe exposure and event loss data.

CRESTA c/o PERILS AG
Marktgasse 3
CH-8001 Zurich
Switzerland

e-mail: cresta@perils.org
web: www.cresta.org
phone: +41 44 256 81 00

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