Munich Re Programme events

Symposia, workshops and business roundtables are held as part of the Munich Re Programme|'s aim to simulate interactions between researchers, the insurance industry and policy-makers about key aspects of climate researchers.

Details of forthcoming and past events can be accessed below.

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Roundtables

May 2010

How can Climate Change Science and Economics Better Support the Insurance Industry?|

Industry roundtable, which 18 representatives of the insurance industry attended.

 Seminars

May 2010

Improving the IPCC's Uncertainty Management in Assessing Climate Change, Impacts and Response|

Professor Petersen discusses the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's uncertainty management.

October 2009

At War with the Weather|

Professor Kunreuther explores some of the issues in his new book - including how to manage large-scale risks.

Symposia

November 2010

Quantification and Interpretation of Trends in Economic and Insured Nat Cat Losses: how can climate change affect the frequency and severity of natural disasters?|

Industry symposium that took place in Munich.

The Study of Economic Loss from Natural Disasters|

Science symposium that took place in London. 

July 2009

Interpreting Models in a Climate Change Context|

Experts on issues of climate and climate change risk management came together to explore how different modelling techniques could improve decision-making and risk assessing. 

Workshops

May 2011

Summary Note Risk Perception workshop |

A workshop looking at risk perception and insurance in the context of climate change.