S1E75: How the reinsurance industry can push climate action: Green Pulse

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits
Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from
biodiversity conservation to climate change.


In this episode, The Straits Times environment correspondent
Audrey Tan and climate change editor David Fogarty talk about how
the reinsurance industry can push for greater climate action.


They speak with Mr Mark Senkevics, head of the property and
casualty underwriting hub in Asia, Australia & New Zealand
for Swiss Re. This episode is brought to you by Swiss Re:
https://www.swissre.com/


Highlights (click/tap above):


02:50 What is the role of reinsurance companies in dealing with
climate change and how influential can they be?


05:48 Reinsurance companies also pay out when disaster strikes;
what are the payout trends for natural catastrophes across Asia?


07:10 What is the role of climate change in causing natural
catastrophic events, such as floods? 


10:15 Why 85 per cent of economic losses from natural
catastrophes in Asia are still not insured, when compared with
advanced economies


13:00 How vulnerable is the Asia-Pacific region to floods, and
why governments need to address the poor flood protection gap


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Natural Catastrophe/Climate Risk insights: https://str.sg/w7mE


CatNet solution: https://str.sg/w7ma


Produced by: Audrey Tan (audreyt@sph.com.sg), David Fogarty
(dfogarty@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai and
Eden Soh


Edited by: Hadyu Rahim


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