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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
Peril codes
Perils affect risks and losses associated with Touchstone exposures.
Peril support by country/region
Information about perils and codes supported by country or region.
United States perils
Perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for the United States.

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.
        Peril options
        Peril options you can use when importing exposure data into Touchstone.
        Peril support by country/region
        Information about perils and codes supported by country or region.
        Australia perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for Australia.
        Canada perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for Canada.
        Caribbean perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for the Caribbean.
        Central and South America Perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for Central and South America.
        China Perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for China.
        Europe perils
        Touchstone includes support for various perils and peril codes for Europe.
        Gulf of Mexico Perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for the Gulf of Mexico.
        India Perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for India.
        Japan perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for Japan.
        Mexico perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for Mexico.
        Middle East perils
        Perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for the Middle East.
        New Zealand perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for New Zealand.
        South Korea perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for South Korea.
        Southeast Asia perils
        The following table lists the perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for Southeast Asia.
        United States perils
        Perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for the United States.
      - 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.
      - Workers' Compensation
  - Earlier Versions: Exposure Data Validation Reference

United States perils

Perils and peril codes that Touchstone supports for the United States.

Wildfire sub-peril is available for U.S. exposures only, by separate license.

Note: With Touchstone 2021, you can import hail, tornado, and straight-line wind as separate perils, for the Verisk Severe Thunderstorm Model for the United States only. You can use the exposures for both the current and previous (archive) versions of the model. The new codes are PHL (hail), PTD (tornado), and PSW (straight-line wind).


Import Peril Code	Peril	Notes
PAL	All licensed perils
PEA	All earthquake perils including wildfire/bushfire
PEF	Fire (wildfire/bushfire, fire following earthquake)
PFF	Fire following only
PES	Earthquake shake only
PFL	Inland flood	Applies to on-plain and off-plain flooding associated with non-tropical systems in the contiguous U.S.
PHL	Added in version 9.0: Severe thunderstorm with hail (Verisk Severe Thunderstorm Model for the United States only)
PLS	Landslide
PNC	Non-catastrophe	Important: Non-catastrophe loss analyses were retired in Touchstone 2021 (9.0). Therefore, these fields do not affect losses.
PPH	Precipitation flood for the Verisk Hurricane Model for the United States
PSH	Hurricane storm surge
PSL	Earthquake sprinkler leakage only
PSW	Added in version 9.0: Severe thunderstorm with straight- line wind (Verisk Severe Thunderstorm Model for the United States only)
PTD	Added in version 9.0: Severe thunderstorm with tornado (Verisk Severe Thunderstorm Model for the United States only)
PTR	Terrorism
PTS	Tsunami
PWA	All wind perils (tropical cyclone, severe storm, and winter storm)	Winter storm sub-peril is valid for U.S. exposures only.
PWB	Wildfire/bushfire only
PWF	All wind and fire following earthquake perils, and wildfire/bushfire
PWH	Tropical cyclone only	Plate glass sub-peril is available with Verisk Hurricane Model for the United States, by separate license.
PWT	Severe thunderstorm
PWW	Winter storm
PWX	Severe storm (wind excluding tropical cyclone)	Winter storm sub-peril is valid for U.S. exposures only.