CRESTA Zones

Turn information into insights

CRESTA Zones give insurers, reinsurers, modelers, regulators and other industry professionals a universal global standard for analyzing, aggregating and exchanging risk-related insights. Link your information to a worldwide boundary structure to pinpoint trends and then share results with unmatched accuracy and speed.

Created in collaboration with PERILS AG, the current CRESTA Zones offer coverage of 140 countries and are based on NIQ Geomarketing’s global map set of postal and administrative boundaries 2026. To quantify the area changes caused by NIQ’s regular map updates with regard to the current CRESTA version we continuously provide CRESTA Assignment Tables. Given their status as an industry benchmark, CRESTA Zones function similarly to a currency in the market, which is why they are updated less frequently every 5-7 years.

How you benefit

• Analyze & aggregate risk – worldwide 
  Turn information into insights by aggregating and comparing your risk data in 140 countries.
• Use within your insurance applications
  Select from two zone resolutions to analyze exposures, model catastrophes, underwrite policies, adjust premiums, track loss volumes and more.
• Plan using reliable boundaries 
  The boundaries of our CRESTA Zones fit together seamlessly, without gaps or overlaps. This supports error-free and robust analyses.
• Share insights while protecting privacy 
  Safeguard sensitive information thanks to aggregation options.
• Avoid errors along coastlines 
  Manually digitized boundaries along coastlines ensure waterfront buildings and real estate fall within the zone structure. 

Highlights of the 2026 CRESTA Zones

Meet us 2026 at the following reinsurance events:

• March 10-11:  Exponential Risk London 26
• October 18-21: Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meeting