VesperSpatial (Delphi-1.0)
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Actuarial spatial catastrophe underwriting engine and $25M PML accumulation grids. Built for California surplus lines carriers and treaty reinsurers. Sub-42ms quote API, live ERA5 wind and dryness anomalies, and California CDI compliance under Producer of Record #4501603.
Problem
Legacy catastrophe models run in 15-minute to 4-hour batches, blind to bind-time cluster risk. Cluster wildfires breach treaty limits, while California CDI mandates forward-looking cat modeling.
Business & Systems Impact
- Sub-42ms actuarial rating API endpoint latency at bind time
- Enforces strict $25M PML spatial accumulation ceilings within 5-mile radius rings
- Integrates ECMWF ERA5 real-time atmospheric reanalysis for dynamic hazard loadings
- Calibrated for 45%–55% target loss ratios across high-risk California brush corridors
- Engineered under California Producer of Record (#4501603) regulatory frameworks
Key Metrics
Sub-42ms Latency
$25M PML Grids
ERA5 Wind/Dryness
CA Producer #4501603
Solution Architecture
FastAPI + PostGIS spatial microservice stack enforcing $25M PML accumulation rings within 5-mile buffers, live ERA5 atmospheric reanalysis, and a Next.js 16 WebGL carrier control plane with sub-42ms latency.
VesperSpatial Delphi-1.0 Actuarial Underwriting Stack
Key Implementation Details
PostGIS $25M PML Accumulation Ring Enforcement
@router.post("/v1/quote/accumulate", response_model=PMLAccumulationResponse)
async def evaluate_pml_accumulation(quote: PolicyQuoteRequest, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)):
"""
Enforces $25M Probable Maximum Loss (PML) accumulation ceiling
within a 5-mile geospatial radius ring using PostGIS ST_DWithin.
"""
query = select(
func.sum(PolicyExposure.insured_value).label("current_pml"),
func.count(PolicyExposure.id).label("active_policies")
).where(
func.ST_DWithin(
PolicyExposure.geom,
func.ST_SetSRID(func.ST_MakePoint(quote.lon, quote.lat), 4326)::geography,
8046.72 # 5 miles in meters
),
PolicyExposure.status == PolicyStatus.BOUND
)
result = await db.execute(query)
current_pml = result.scalar() or Decimal("0.00")
if current_pml + quote.requested_tiv > Decimal("25000000.00"):
raise PMLBreachException(
f"Exceeds $25M PML cluster ceiling. Current cluster exposure: ${current_pml:,.2f}"
)
return PMLAccumulationResponse(authorized=True, cluster_pml=current_pml + quote.requested_tiv)ECMWF ERA5 Real-Time Hazard Loading Engine
async def compute_era5_brush_loading(lat: float, lon: float, date: datetime) -> float:
"""
Queries ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis tensor slice for 10m wind gust and 2m relative humidity.
Computes dynamic wildfire burn spread velocity loading factor.
"""
era5_point = await era5_client.sample_point(lat=lat, lon=lon, timestamp=date)
wind_speed_ms = era5_point.wind_speed_10m
rh_percent = era5_point.relative_humidity_2m
# Non-linear spread rate index based on fuel moisture deficit
fuel_deficit = max(0.0, (1.0 - (rh_percent / 100.0)))
wind_loading = math.exp(0.069 * wind_speed_ms)
hazard_multiplier = 1.0 + (fuel_deficit * wind_loading * 0.45)
return min(hazard_multiplier, 3.50) # Capped at 3.5x base rate loadingTech Stack
FastAPIPythonPostGISPostgreSQLDuckDB-SpatialERA5 ReanalysisNext.js 16WebGLDockerCloudflare