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Administration console
The Administration Console enables authorized users to manage a suite of administrative tasks.
Event set management
Your Touchstone Re installation includes event set files for each peril and region licensed by your company.
Model management
Verisk offers a suite of models but clients can also include custom models in Touchstone Re.
Custom models
Custom model (a.k.a Aggregate Model Builder) gives licensed users the flexibility to create their own custom models, and seamlessly integrate non-Verisk models into Touchstone Re.

Welcome to Touchstone Re
Introduction to Verisk's Touchstone Re application.
Companies
A company is unique entity in Touchstone Re.
Company data (exposures)
Companies in Touchstone Re are always associated with exposure data.
Programs
A program is integral to a company and it's exposure data in Touchstone Re.
Portfolios
A portfolio is a group of treaties selected from across companies in Touchstone Re.
Import
Import exposure data from external sources intoTouchstone Re databases.
Export
Export exposure data, results, reports, and companies out of Touchstone Re.
Loss results
The Loss Results pane for a company lists all loss analyses in Touchstone Re that have been executed for the company.
Analysis
An analysis in Touchstone Re is a probabilistic analysis of your aggregated loss or exposure data.
Tools
Tools to manage Touchstone Re and its data.
Administration console
The Administration Console enables authorized users to manage a suite of administrative tasks.
- User administration
  User administration involves the management of users, roles, groups, and business units in Touchstone Re.
- Global defaults
  Business unit and system administrators can set and modify viewing and analysis defaults.
- Event set management
  Your Touchstone Re installation includes event set files for each peril and region licensed by your company.
  - View an event set
    View event set details for each peril and region association with your Touchstone or Touchstone Re installation.
  - Create an event set
    In Touchstone Re, a new event set comprises event sets from Verisk models and, if available, from custom models.
  - Import event sets from ALERT website
    The ALERT website is a Verisk-proprietary site. ALERT event sets are posted to the ALERT website as part of real-time updates for catastrophes around the world. Use the event sets to analyze risk on your portfolios.
  - Delete event sets
    Use caution when deleting event sets in Touchstone Re.
  - Model management
    Verisk offers a suite of models but clients can also include custom models in Touchstone Re.
    - Custom models
      Custom model (a.k.a Aggregate Model Builder) gives licensed users the flexibility to create their own custom models, and seamlessly integrate non-Verisk models into Touchstone Re.
      - Create a custom model
        Steps to include a custom model in Touchstone Re.
      - Include custom models in event sets
        To use a custom model in a Touchstone Re loss analysis, you must associate the model with an event set.
      - Control use of custom models at the analysis level
        In Touchstone Re, program-specific settings can be used or overridden when you configure the analysis options.
    - Verisk models
      Verisk develops and maintains the Verisk models.
    - Damage factor files
      A Damage Factor File (DFF) is a CSV file that is used to customize losses during an Touchstone Re loss analysis.
- Loss defaults
  Loss Defaults provides tools for Touchstone Re administrators to set defaults for use when loss analyses are run.
- License management
  Tools to manage Touchstone and Touchstone Re licensing.
- HPC resource management
  HPC Resource Management provides tools in Touchstone and Touchstone Re to configure HPC (High Performance Computing) resources.
- Server administration
  Touchstone and Touchstone Re server administrators can perform a suite of tasks.
- Object management
  Collection of templates, objects, zones, and adjustment factors used to manipulate Touchstone Re activity.
Reference
Supporting information on various topics associated with Touchstone Re.

Custom models

Custom model (a.k.a Aggregate Model Builder) gives licensed users the flexibility to create their own custom models, and seamlessly integrate non-Verisk models into Touchstone Re.

Admin > Administration Console > Event Set Management > Model Management: Custom Models

Note:

This is not the same as Touchstone's Model Builder.

Custom (or Aggregate) models can be created for any country supported in Touchstone Re and some additional countries that are not traditionally modeled in Touchstone Re. These include Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Iceland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

These countries have the same support and capabilities as existing custom model-only countries (e.g., Argentina) including:

Define custom LOBs
Create custom model (DFF)
Entry of Sums Insured exposure in the custom LOBs at country- and/or area-level (available in country list in all exposure sets).
Define local currency
Applies to Areas definitions in treaties
Program coverage rates (custom LOBs mapping)
Use in Zone Set Manager
Support for Aggregate Loss only
UNICEDE import (constructed manually with generic LOB names [LOB1, LOB2, etc.] and coverage ‘CL’)

These countries are not supported for Convert EP to ULF, UNICEDE/2 export, DLF export, or maps.

Perils

Custom models can be created for the following perils: earthquake, flood, tropical cyclone, severe thunderstorm, winter storm, and wildfire/bushfire.

Damage factor files

Custom models involve the use of user-created Damage Factor Files (DFFs). You can associate a model-specific damage factor file (DFF) to calculate losses for custom Sums Insured exposures. Touchstone Recalculates losses for custom models by multiplying event damage factors by custom sums insured to generate the ground-up losses. These are then applied to reinsurance treaty terms entered in Touchstone Re to produce contract losses. Custom models can be run in parallel to Verisk models.