Evaluating the Economics of Climate Risks and Opportunities in the Insurance Sector – five years of research under the LSE Munich Re programme
Date:
24 Sep 2013
Speaker(s):
Venue: The Royal Society, London
Date and location: Tuesday 24th September 2013, The Royal Society (conference room), London
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Programme
1.00 pm Registration and Lunch
2.00 pm Welcome and introduction
Professor Judith Rees, Director, CCCEP and Peter Höppe, Head Geo Risks Research, Munich Re
2.10 pm
Insights Gleaned from the Munich Re Programme and Today’s Climate Challenges to the Insurance Sector
Professor Leonard Smith, Director, CATS
2.30 pm
Presentation 1: Hurricane Forecasting and Insurance Implications
Dr Nicola Ranger, Senior Research Fellow, LSE
Comments and implications, Professor Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Business School
3.20 pm Coffee
3.40 pm
Presentation 2: Climate Change and Insurance in the BRICs Countries
Dr Swenja Surminski, Senior Research Fellow, LSE
To include a response from Munich Re and an audience discussion
4.20 pm
Presentation 3: Designing Climate Model Experiments to Inform Decisions
Dr Erica Thompson, Research Officer, LSE
To include a response from Munich Re and an audience discussion
5.10 pm
Panel discussion: Insurance and Climate Change – the road ahead
A panel discussion led by Professor Leonard Smith [Panellists to include: Simon Dietz, Eberhard Faust, Peter Höppe, Howard Kunreuther, Ernst Rauch, Swenja Surminski]
6.00 pm Concluding remarks
Professor Judith Rees, Director, CCCEP
6.10 pm Close