Webinar agenda June 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The world is seeing an increase in frequency and severity of nat cat perils and secondary perils, impacting properties, workforces and supply chains. This is having an impact on the cost and availability of coverage. This session  will focus on the critical role of captive insurance in managing climate-related risks. 

With the growing focus on climate risk, many believe that captives could play a larger role where the commercial insurance market struggles to provide appropriate products. A captive is the ideal vehicle to help their parent companies’ mitigation efforts, for example in incubating new risks from the adoption of new technologies where the insurance market is hesitant, both in terms of providing coverage and collecting data. Captives also have the ability to tailor policies and coverage to the specific needs of climate-related risk. 

In this webinar our panel of expert speakers will look at how companies can navigate property market dynamics with an analysis of recent trends and their implications for risk management. It will explore captive re/insurance strategies and how captives can effectively mitigate risks, through taking on new or difficult to place risks, as well as driving loss prevention programmes and collecting data about the risk – taking on a data consolidating role, bringing together the various data on climate risk from subsidiaries, to use both for risk mitigation and control, and for providing to underwriters. Finally, the webinar will examine how captives can take advantage of innovative technologies in risk assessment and mitigation and will offer insights into the adoption of cutting-edge tools and methodologies.

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Speakers:

Adriana Scherzinger, Zurich
Susan Fallon, Zurich
Dirk De Nil, Zurich
Thursday, June 19, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The increase in frequency and severity of nat cats and secondary perils is a global issue and this is having a potentially crucial impact on supply chains. But getting information on the risks faced by suppliers can be challenging, particularly when considering that supply chains are complex and often involve multiple layers beyond Tier 1 suppliers.

Sustainability disclosure requirements are increasingly focusing on supply chains, with regulations like the EU’s Comprehensive Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) mandating transparency and due diligence regarding environmental, social and governance impacts throughout a company’s value chain.

In this webinar our panel of experts will explore what the new directives mean for organisations, how risk managers and procurement managers need to incorporate sustainability requirements into their supply chain agreements, what solutions are available to aid accessing, modelling and managing the data chain and how the insurance industry is responding to this increasing risk.    

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For speaking opportunities on this webinar please contact Hugo Foster or Stewart Brown.

 

Speakers:

Camilla Chandra, Zurich
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

We often hear of the devastating impacts of primary perils such as tsunamis, earthquakes and extreme weather. These events have the potential to cause significant widespread damage and loss. However, secondary perils such as flooding, wildfires, hailstorms and droughts are becoming a major concern in Europe as in the rest of the world, representing significant loss potential. While secondary perils may include smaller scale events, their increasing frequency and cumulative impact represents a challenge for risk managers and the insurance markets.

In this webinar our panel of experts will explore which areas are most at risk from secondary perils, if risk managers and the insurance industry can adequately model these risks and what type of insurance solutions are available.

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For speaking opportunities on this webinar please contact Hugo Foster or Stewart Brown.

 

Speakers:

Susan Fallon, Zurich
Andrew Macfarlane, AXA XL
Thursday, June 26, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Legal action in the context of climate change, including climate litigation, new regulations, and emerging policy trends is a key risk for any Board. Those who oversee company policy and who may be unprepared for these changes expose themselves and their companies to significant financial, legal and reputational risks. Litigation focused on contributions to climate change continue to rise globally with claims relating to emission targets, greenwashing and transition costs. Activists’ moves to target corporates directly is already impacting companies’ reputation. And directors could start to find themselves in the firing line, not just from activists but from shareholders and others, with climate claims being made against fiduciaries for investment decisions, disclosures or climate risk management. As the corporate world increases its focus on the transition to net zero, managing litigation and regulatory risk must form a key part of any climate strategy.   

In this webinar our panel of experts will explore the rise in climate litigation, advise risk managers of the types of risks faced by corporates and their D&Os and where the litigation threat is coming from, how the risk can be mitigated and what protection does D&O insurance cover provide.

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For speaking opportunities on this webinar please contact Hugo Foster or Stewart Brown.

 

Speakers:

Gareth Ellis, Zurich
Andrew Macfarlane, AXA XL
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) London, Edinburgh [Change Time Zone]

Agenda subject to change.