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UNEP FI 2009 Global Roundtable

Insuring sustainable markets of the future

Workshop 2
22 October
11.40-13.00

Insurance is one of the largest industries in the global economy. Given their unique combination of roles as risk managers, risk carriers and institutional investors, insurance companies have immense capacity to manage sustainability risks and opportunities. In 2009, the UNEP FI Insurance Working Group, conducted a pioneering global survey on the understanding and integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in insurance underwriting and product development. The nature and scope of this survey made it the first of its kind.

The comprehensive survey covered a wide spectrum of ESG factors, including:

• Environmental - climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, water management, pollution.
• Social - financial inclusion (microinsurance), human rights, emerging manmade health risks, ageing populations.
• Governance - regulations, disclosure, ethics and principles, alignment of interests.

The key findings of this ground-breaking report will be deliberated in this session, which will offer profound insights on the dynamics of ESG factors and risk underwriting and insurance product development, the state of play of sustainable insurance across markets, insurance industry challenges and potential solutions, and the many insurance opportunities that remain largely untapped. This session is open to all stakeholders who have an interest in the insurance industry and sustainability.

Launch

The global state of sustainable insurance - Understanding and integrating ESG factors in insurance.

Speakers

• Catherine Boiteux-Pelletier - Group Head, Sustainable Development - AXA, and Chair - UNEP FI Insurance Working Group
• Rosemarie Bonelli - Senior Vice President - Chartis International
• Anthony Kennaway - Director, Head of Communications - The Geneva Association (International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics)
• Vanessa Otto-Mentz - Head, Strategy Unit - Santam
• Andreas Spiegel - Vice President, Risk Management - Swiss Re
• Andrew Torrance - Chief Executive Officer - Allianz Insurance

Moderator

• Insuring sustainable markets of the future (PDF: 2.6 MB)
  Tony Cabot - Director of Global Programs, Product Development Manager for Continental Europe and Asia - XL Insurance

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