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Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference
Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference
The detailed information in the Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference will help you maximize your success when importing and adding exposure data into Touchstone.
Exposure Data Validation Reference
Reference: exposure data
Touchstone construction and occupancy class codes
The construction and occupancy class codes that you assign to each exposure have an impact on Touchstone analysis results. It is important to understand the two categories of codes, the construction and occupancy classes that Touchstone supports.
Touchstone construction class codes
Construction class codes help to determine the vulnerability of your risks to various perils. Touchstone provides a set of construction class codes that you use to describe the building material and/or type of construction used in your risks. Support for construction classes varies by country/region.
Construction class codes by country/region
Touchstone support for construction classes varies by country/region as well as by model.
Gulf of Mexico construction class codes
Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for the Gulf of Mexico.

UNICEDE/2 Reference
UNICEDE/2 information enables primary insurers and their treaty reinsurers to exchange aggregate sums insured, risk count, payroll and premium data in a format that you can import easily.
Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference
- Touchstone and UNICEDE
  Verisk provides a public reference to support the validation of UNICEDE-format exposure data in Touchstone.
- What's new
- Revision history
  Summary of the change history for the Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference since its initial release.
- Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference
  The detailed information in the Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference will help you maximize your success when importing and adding exposure data into Touchstone.
  - Exposure Data Validation Reference
    - Validation rules for exposure data
      Validation rules that Touchstone applies during import.
    - Reference: exposure data
      - Financial terms
        When working with policy terms in Touchstone, it is important to understand the financial terms that are supported and the combinations of the financial terms that are valid for running detailed loss analyses.
      - Currency codes
        Currency codes supported by Touchstone during import.
      - Peril codes
        Perils affect risks and losses associated with Touchstone exposures.
      - ISO country codes
        Touchstone supports ISO 2-character country codes.
      - CRESTA and area codes
        CRESTA and area codes supported by Touchstone.
      - Touchstone construction and occupancy class codes
        The construction and occupancy class codes that you assign to each exposure have an impact on Touchstone analysis results. It is important to understand the two categories of codes, the construction and occupancy classes that Touchstone supports.
        Unknown construction / unknown occupancy combinations
        Touchstone provides construction and occupancy codes to represent cases in which the construction class and/or unknown occupancy type are unknown. This topic lists the results of various combinations of unknown construction and/or unknown occupancy class codes.
        Behavior for invalid construction / occupancy class codes
        This topic describes how Touchstone handles import of invalid construction / occupancy class codes.
        Touchstone construction class codes
        Construction class codes help to determine the vulnerability of your risks to various perils. Touchstone provides a set of construction class codes that you use to describe the building material and/or type of construction used in your risks. Support for construction classes varies by country/region.
        Construction class codes
        Touchstone applies non-engineered building damage distributions to the construction classes listed in this topic, regardless of occupancy class.
        Construction class codes by country/region
        Touchstone support for construction classes varies by country/region as well as by model.
        United States and Canada construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for the United States and Canada.
        Mexico construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for Mexico.
        Gulf of Mexico construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for the Gulf of Mexico.
        Middle East construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for the Middle East.
        Caribbean Construction Class Codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for the Caribbean.
        Central America construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for Central America.
        South America construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for South American.
        Europe construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for Europe.
        India construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for India.
        Japan Construction Class Codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for Japan.
        China construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for China.
        Southeast Asia construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for Southeast Asia.
        South Korea construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for South Korea.
        Australia and New Zealand construction class codes
        Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for Australia and New Zealand.
        Touchstone occupancy class codes
        The primary codes for occupancy classes define the type of activity carried out in the risks included in a record. Touchstone support for occupancy classes varies by country/region. Use the best possible occupancy class code from the appropriate list of occupancy class codes for a particular country or region.
      - Workers' Compensation
  - Earlier Versions: Exposure Data Validation Reference

Gulf of Mexico construction class codes

Touchstone supports the construction codes listed in this topic for the Gulf of Mexico.

Note:

For information about supported codes and limitations for specific models, refer to the model documentation that is available on the Client Portal. After logging in, select "Model Documentation" as the documentation type in the Narrow Results By pane and then search for the model for which you want information.


Category	Construction Code	Construction Class
Offshore	800	Unknown
	801	Caisson
	802	Compliant Tower
	803	Fixed Jacket Platform
	804	Jack-up
	805	Mini Tension Leg Platform
	806	Drill Rig
	807	Semi-Submersible Floating Production System
	808	Drill Ship
	809	SPAR Floating Production System
	810	Submersible Production System
	811	Underwater Production Units, Completion Units, and Templates
	812	Tension Leg Platform
	813	Well Protector