Jupiter in the news

Meghan Purdy, Jupiter’s Lead Climate Product Manager, joined a panel of experts to discuss fundamentally changing the approach to natural catastrophe modeling.

Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin speaks to GreenBiz about how Jupiter is expanding to meet the growing interest and requirements in climate analytics and insights. Increasing number of global companies use Jupiter’s flagship ClimateScore to assess the physical impact of what Sorkin calls “climate pollution.”

“Jupiter is one of the leading corporate players working to help reduce the climate risks to the public and private sectors,” says Axios in their continuing coverage of Jupiter’s Series C investment round, while Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin reveals that the company is developing new services and plans to add 50 people to its workforce.

$15 billion in damages; record insurer losses; a 10-year high in payouts, all in the first half of 2021 and even before Hurricane Ida has been factored in. In the face of a rapidly changing climate, Jupiter helped FEMA develop Risk Rating 2.0 using climate risk modeling. “I think most people inside FEMA would like to be moving much faster than they have the resources or permission to do,” Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin told The American Prospect.

Axios’ Andrew Freeman has coverage of MPower’s investment and Jupiter’s expansion in the Japanese market.

“When you’re down to adapt or die, most people will eventually adapt,” says Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin in a wide-ranging interview about the future of climate resilience with Forbes. Are you and your firm prepared?

“What I think is going to wind up happening is that the banks are going to be so far ahead of the insurance companies.” Marketplace talks to Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin about the company’s efforts to push insurers to adapt to the realities of climate change using geospatial data.

The growing threat from extreme weather has businesses taking a greater interest in climate risk. In an exclusive report, The Washington Post explores Jupiter’s success working on resilience planning for organizations and how that has led to a 10‑fold increase in contracts at the start of 2021. The Post’s piece showcases Jupiter’s growing list of influential clients in the private and public sectors and looks at how Jupiter helps climate experts, businesses, and governments prepare for climate change.

Rising sea levels threaten Florida property values over the next few decades, and “almost none of this risk is reflected in prices,” says Jupiter CEO, Rich Sorkin. Business Insider investigates the looming crisis, turning to Jupiter’s special report on the situation in Miami-Dade for insight.

Aon has announced a collaboration with Jupiter that will assist global financial institutions in navigating the increasing volatility resulting from climate change.

NOAA and climate analytics company, Jupiter Intelligence, signed a formal agreement to advance understanding of coastal ecosystems, precipitation and water level predictions. The goal of the partnership is to support community response to coastal risks to mitigate effects of climate change.

Jupiter today announced a new collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global consulting firm and leader in the climate space, that will incorporate Jupiter’s best-in-class climate analytics into BCG’s existing ClimateImpact.AI platform.

Jupiter Promise will provide best-in-class climate risk analytics to protect sensitive natural areas and estimate future heat and water stresses associated with climate change in Colombia.

With an initial focus on Bain’s global Financial Services practice, this partnership will help Bain’s clients in banking and insurance to build a rich understanding of their exposure to physical risks, much beyond regulatory requirements.

Jupiter Adds New Metrics For Extreme Cold And Local Water Stress To ClimateScore Global Analytics Platform.

Jupiter, the global leader in climate analytics for resilience and risk management, announced today that Betsy Weatherhead has rejoined the company as Special Representative to the Scientific Community.

Jupiter announced the launch of the Jupiter Promise—a program to make Jupiter’s services available at little to no cost to underserved countries and communities suffering most from the effects of climate change. In this far-reaching initiative, Jupiter plans to reach more than 20% of the world’s population, partnering with at least 20 additional NGOs by the end of 2023.