London’s Climate Action Week runs from 21-29 June with events taking place in venues across the city. InsuranceERM has curated a selection of the 300+ meetings that are presented by or feature insurers, or are relevant to the insurance sector.
Atteendees must register for each event and links are provided in the description.
More information about the week’s events is available on the LCAW website.
Know your cat models – a deep dive for financial markets
Flood modelling firm Fathom is hosting a breakfast briefing focused on how catastrophe models can support financial decision-making in the face of climate risk. Learn how these models go beyond hazard maps, what data they produce and how to apply that information across financial markets and risk management.
Tuesday 24 June, 08:30 – 11:00. Location address provided upon registration
Fusion energy: Why now and how to address risks for scalable growth
Beazley and Lloyd’s are promoting this event that will bring together technology and engineering participants with finance and insurance to identify a pathway to establishing the first commercial scale fusion energy projects as early as the next decade.
Tuesday 24 June, 08:30-12:00. Lloyd's of London, One Lime Street, EC3M 7HA
Health, litigation, and regulatory risks of chemicals, PFAS & microplastics
Tracker Group is hosting this session that will explore study cases on health impacts, new regulations, litigation trends and effective strategies to reduce financial and reputational risks associated with toxic chemicals, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and microplastics.
Wednesday 25 June 08:30-09:30. Workspace, Salisbury House, 29 Finsbury Circus, EC2M 5SQ
Embedding climate risk into legal practice
The Chancery Lane Project is inviting lawyers in private practice and in-house teams to a “hackathon” (13:00-15:30) to identify the climate risks facing clients and co-create practical tools to embed climate risk into legal strategy, advisory practice and transaction structuring. This will be followed by networking drinks (16:00-1800).
Thursday 26 June 13:00-18:00. Ashurst LLP, 1 Duval Square, E1 6PW
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embedding-climate-risk-into-legal-practice-tickets-1365311867549
Addressing the insurance availability vs affordability conundrum
This session brings together global experts, visionary insurance leaders and changemakers from the non-profit and international development sectors to tackle a critical question: How can we keep insurance both available and affordable amid escalating global risks?
Featuring Yohei Sekiguchi, head of sustainability, MS&AD; Martin Burke, chief underwriting officer, MS Amlin; Kavit Khagram, Gallagher Re; Butch Bacani UNEP FI head of insurance; Makoto Haraguchi MS&AD Fellow & TNFD Senior Executive.
Thursday 26 June 14:00-17:30. The Leadenhall Building (24th floor), EC3V 4AB
Sustainability-linked re/insurance solutions
This session from nonprofit group NatureFinance will convene underwriters, reinsurers, public actors and financial institutions to explore how sustainability-linked re/insurance and public-private risk-sharing tools can be developed and deployed at scale.
Friday 27 June, 09:00-11:30. The Hang at SEC Newgate UK, EC1N 8SB
Risk and resilience: the role of insurance in climate and debt solutions
Join TMP, a climate-focused consultancy, and the European Climate Foundation for a workshop on the role of insurance in addressing the interconnected challenges of climate risk and sovereign debt. The event will feature the latest version of TMP’s Climate Sovereign Payment & Risk Coverage (CSPARC) model. It will also include expert perspectives and discussions aimed at strengthening fiscal and climate resilience in developing countries.
Friday 27 June, 13:00-16:00. The Old Library, Lloyd’s of London, One Lime Street, EC3M 7HA
London Climate Resilience Finance Summit 2025
This one-day summit will gather global leaders, financial institutions and policymakers to discuss progress toward the $1.3trn climate resilience finance goal set at COP29. Organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development, the event will explore how to scale, improve and prioritise finance for climate resilience, especially in the world’s most vulnerable regions. Featuring David Howden, group CEO, Howden; and Mike Delia, senior underwriter, Axa XL.
Friday 27 June, all day. Glaziers Hall, SE1 9DD
https://www.londonclimateactionweek.org/event/london-climate-resilience-finance-summit-2025/
Integrated strategies for wildfire resilience & recovery in climate, biodiversity, land & health
For those keen enough to give up a Saturday afternoon, an event hosted by the Global Wildfire Collective and partners brings together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore how wildfires affect climate, biodiversity, land use and public health. It will also present calls for a UN Joint Work Programme on Wildfire Resilience and showcase strategies for coordinated action in a world increasingly shaped by fire.
Saturday 28 June, 14:00-17:00. Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ
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