Kettle's technology aims to predict where California's next wildfire will start and prevent property ... [+] insurance prices from spiraling out of control. KettleThis year, California wildfires have torched 1.4 million acres, an area bigger than Connecticut. San Francisco startup Kettle thinks its sophisticated statistical models can predict wildfires better than any other reinsurer, and it plans to offer lower prices as a result. Before Kettle, Manning worked in climate research, and as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow in 2012, he spent three nights sleeping on the floor at FEMA after Hurricane Sandy. Among the biggest uncertainties about Kettle’s prospects are whether it can truly predict wildfires.

Source: Forbes October 20, 2020 10:30 UTC