Events

UNEP FI 2005 Global Roundtable

25-26 October 2005 | UN Headquarters — New York, USA

Agenda | Hedging climate risks: Insurance solutions

• Examining the financial implications of climate change and the future costs.
• Solutions for high risk sectors i.e. tourism, property, agro-industry.· Climate risk mitigation tools for the insurance sector, (weather derivatives etc).
• Insurers as drivers of change and risk reduction (e.g. targeting investments toward companies involved in mitigating GHG).

Speakers

Shumpei Okada - Manager Planning Group, Commercial Lines Underwriting Department, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance

Joseph Boren - President and Chief Executive Officer, AIG Environmental

Christopher Walker - Member of Senior Management, Swiss Re

Moderator

Nick Starling - Director of General Insurance, Association of British Insurers