Unfortunately due to a power outage in the IFSC, we had to cancel our meet-up on December 12th, but we are very please to announce that it has been rescheduled for Tuesday 24th January.
We are all very much aware of the need for strong sustainability initiatives. The climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine have sharply brought the complexity and interconnectedness of our world into clearer focus. What some people may not be aware of, is the critical role that the insurance industry plays in the support and facilitation of true sustainability action.
The title of the InsurTech Ireland event is Insurance and Sustainability: Accelerating Meaningful Action.
Sustainability is very important to us on many levels, and we expect this event to be the first of several on this very important topic. There are great opportunities for start-ups, scale-ups and incumbents to make a real difference here and we will be at the forefront of facilitating this.
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We are pleased to announce the agenda and our speakers for this event, including some who are leading the industry's efforts towards making the world more sustainable.
AGENDA
Cathal Carr, Chief Underwriting Officer Europe and Global Head of Climate & Sustainability Strategy at Renaissance Re, will talk to the influential role that the insurance industry can play in helping create a path to a sustainable future. During his discussion, he will outline RenaissanceRe’s climate & sustainability underwriting strategy - Enabling the Transition to Net Zero & Resiliency – addressing risk integration, opportunity creation and environmental/social impact. He will also talk to the key role that partnerships play in the development & implementation of global solutions at scale.
Insuring to Ensure the Energy Transition. In her talk, Kathryn Meng Elmes will share how Energetic Insurance has built an innovative financial insurance product which targets regulatory-driven commercial lender limitations in order to enable more renewable energy and efficiency financing and deployment in underserved markets.
Wearables in Life and Health Insurance: promoting health and wellbeing to benefit everyone. In this talk, Tim Smith and Lisa Balboa of Hannover Re UK Life Branch will highlight how embedding wearable technology into insurance can support people to live healthier, longer lives by sharing the example of Hannover Re’s partnership with LifeQ. Promoting good health and wellbeing is one of the United Nation’s sustainability development goals.
The new frontiers of sustainability. A brief look at some of the new technologies, policies, programmes and startups that will help get us to net zero. David Power, Innovation Director at Dogpatch Labs, will share the current state of play of our sustainability efforts, what needs to change, the opportunities it presents Ireland and how the insurance industry can get involved.
SPEAKERS
Cathal Carr, SVP Underwriting, Global Head of Climate & Sustainability Strategy, Renaissance Re
Cathal Carr is SVP and Global Head of Climate & Sustainability Strategy. He is responsible for designing, executing and coordinating RenaissanceRe’s Climate and Sustainability underwriting strategy across both the Property and Casualty & Specialty segments. From January 2023, Cathal will take on the role of Chief Underwriting Officer – Europe, coordinating RenaissanceRe’s underwriting execution across London, Zurich & Dublin platforms, in addition to his Climate and Sustainability role. He is based in Dublin.
Kathryn Meng Elmes, SVP of Strategy, Energetic Insurance
Kathryn is SVP of Strategy at Energetic Insurance, a venture-backed insurtech that offers an innovative financial insurance product which targets regulatory-driven commercial lender limitations in order to enable more renewable energy and efficiency financing and deployment in underserved markets. Kathryn has extensive experience in clean energy, venture capital, and agriculture. She holds a PhD and MA in Geography from Clark University, and a MSc in International Development: Environment and Development from the University of Manchester, UK.
Tim Smith, Head of Protection, Hannover Re UK Life Branch
Tim Smith is Head of Protection at Hannover Re UK Life Branch. With a background spanning life insurance and pensions, and experience in a number of protection markets across the globe, he is committed to supporting clients with innovation to increase access to protection.
Lisa Balboa, Business Development Manager, Hannover Re UK Life Branch
Lisa Balboa is a Business Development Manager at Hannover Re working as an actuary across the UK Life Branch and the Global Life and Health Digital Business Accelerator. Lisa is passionate about supporting innovation in the protection insurance industry and has previously presented research for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries on the role of wearables and predictive analytics in managing morbidity risks.
Dave Power, Innovation Director, Dogpatch Labs
Dave Power is the Innovation Director of Dogpatch Labs, helping companies like Hannover RE, Fidelity and ESB innovate through world class incubators, accelerators and other activities. Dave is also founder of Hiri, and a graduate of the prestigious Black Box programme in Palo Alto. David was also Design Lead for Telefonica, responsible for UX and Visual Design.
The meet-up will be on Tuesday, 24th January at Dogpatch Labs in CHQ, Dublin, with doors open at 5.30pm, and the main event starting promptly at 6:00pm. If you would like to attend, please register here.
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