Leveraging insurance for decarbonization
Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, and Joseph W. Lockwood, Princeton University, explore the different levers currently being used by global insurers to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and how underwriting and the claims process could play a significant role in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
February 7, 2024
Bridging Science and Practice to En(in)sure Resilience in a Changing Climate
Based on their collective experiences, the authors of this paper discuss how closer coordination between science and practice is essential for developing effective insurance programmes that can address inequitable protection gaps.
February 6, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: First Diamond Open Access Journal Launches for Catastrophe Risk and Resilience Research
LONDON: 20th June, 2023 - From today, academia and beneficiaries in finance and vulnerable countries will have access…
June 20, 2023
Physically Based Weather Hazard Modelling: Accounting for Climate Change
Kerry Emanuel discusses how a combination of CAT modelling, physical weather hazard models, and risk science is fundamental for ensuring better quantitative climate risk estimates.
June 17, 2023
Climate Change Physical Risk in Catastrophe Modelling
Jessica Turner highlights the challenges presented by incorporating climate change physical risk in catastrophe modelling, recommends some best practices, and discusses why improving our modelling can be beneficial, not only for the industry, but the wider economy.
June 17, 2023
The Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience
The first diamond open-access, peer-reviewed journal of catastrophe research, this is a unique space for debate and discussion. Free to publish and read, the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience features online, peer-reviewed research and opinion articles from industry experts and academics globally.
March 12, 2023