Skip to main content

Blog: Managing commercial property risks - the role of data visualisation

Jon Snow's cholera outbreak map of Soho
A map taken from a report by Dr John Snow. Wellcome Collection

When physician John Snow was trying to identify the source and path of cholera outbreaks in London, he plotted outbreaks on a map of the city to establish how the disease was spreading. Richie Toomey, senior manager for commercial insurance at Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions argues as reliable as mapping such simple data was, for risk managers today the issue centres on the sheer volumes of data they need to understand.

In a five-part analysis of the future of the risk management profession, the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers acknowledged that the risk and insurance industry is embracing new data and

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@postonline.co.uk or view our subscription options here: https://subscriptions.postonline.co.uk/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@postonline.co.uk to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Insurance Post? View our subscription options

Lucy Clarke, WTW

Lucy Clarke leads WTW’s risk and broking business, covering more than 14,000 colleagues across 140 countries.

Jane Kielty, Aon

Jane Kielty, CEO of Aon UK, Ireland and South Africa, is redefining what leadership in insurance looks like in 2026.

Aon warns tensions are redefining risks

Growing geopolitical volatility, in particular in the Middle East, is exposing insurers and buyers to new risks that should trigger a fresh round of stress-testing, the CEO of Risk Capital for Aon has said.

Q&A: Ethan Godlieb, Consilium

Consilium’s head of cyber, technology and fintech, Ethan Godlieb sits down with Insurance Post to talk about his family history in insurance, the continued difficulty to sell cyber insurance, and what attracted him to Consilium following being named Biba Young Broker of the Year.

Q&A: Alexander Beaton, CFC

With incidents of piracy on the increase, Alexander Beaton, the team leader of kidnap and ransom at CFC, explains why the insurer launched a tech-enabled marine product designed to remove ambiguity from vessel cover.

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have an Insurance Post account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here