
BEN GILLILAND & FUTURE PROOF: AI BLUEPRINT FOR CLIMATE RISK MITIGATION & PROPERTY HARDENING
From Venture Step by Dalton Anderson
April 21, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 112
About this episode
Ben Gilman discusses innovative solutions to the insurance industry's challenges with catastrophic risks, leveraging AI and geospatial data.
Ben Gilman, founder of Future Proof, discusses innovative solutions to the insurance industry's challenges with catastrophic risks, leveraging AI, geospatial data, and home hardening techniques to reduce risk and improve market stability. keywords insurance, catastrophic risk, AI, home hardening, climate change, risk mitigation, Future Proof, real estate, disaster preparedness key topics Insurance industry challenges with catastrophic risks Use of AI and geospatial data for risk assessment Home hardening techniques and remediation Climate change impact on property values and insurance Public-private partnerships for risk mitigation sound bites "Remediation costs between $20,000 and $40,000 per home." "Houses built on unstable land are a ticking time bomb." "Knowledge is power in risk assessment and mitigation." Chapters 00:00 The Broken Insurance Model 02:11 Understanding Catastrophic Risks 05:12 The Interconnectedness of Real Estate and Insurance 08:21 Building Codes and Construction Practices 11:12 Innovative Solutions for Risk Mitigation 13:59 The Role of AI in Home Risk Assessment 17:10 Educating Homeowners on Risk Management 20:08 Future Proof…
People in this episode
Host: Dalton Anderson
Guest: Ben Gilman
Topics covered
- Insurance industry challenges with catastrophic risks
- Use of AI and geospatial data for risk assessment
- Home hardening techniques and remediation
- Climate change impact on property values and insurance
- Public-private partnerships for risk mitigation
Keywords
- insurance
- catastrophic risk
- AI
- home hardening
- climate change
- risk mitigation
- Future Proof
- real estate
- disaster preparedness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Future Proof, insurance industry, AI, geospatial data, real estate, disaster preparedness
Places: climate change
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