Verisk announced that Hastings Direct is enhancing its household underwriting service capabilities through licensing Verisk?s UKBuildings. UKBuildings is a comprehensive and highly granular property database for an organisation or industry interested in accurate buildings data including, but not limited to residential and commercial insurance underwriters. The addition of Verisk's UKBuildings data to Hastings Direct?s underwriting services toolkit will enable the company to refine its risk assessment and underwriting analysis to meet the needs of its insurance underwriter by providing valuable insights into various property attributes, including basements.