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Risk REconsidered

Swiss Re 6 Folgen Sep 10, 2026

Welcome to "Risk REconsidered", a new podcast from Swiss Re. Our first series will explore the intersection of climate change, costly natural catastrophes and risk protection.

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Episode 6: Building sovereign disaster resilience Sep 10, 2026 31:10 In the latest Risk REconsidered podcast, Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions' Gerry Lemcke and Marina Oberholzer explore how innovative risk-transfer solutions can strengthen countries' financial resilience to natural disasters. Lemcke and Oberholzer trace the evolution of Public Sector Solutions back to 2011, when Swiss Re became the first reinsurer to establish a dedicated unit to work with gover

Episode 5: Accumulation alert: remembering the 2011 Thai floods Jul 10, 2026 25:03 In our latest episode of Risk REconsidered, we shift to a video format as we mark the 15th anniversary of massive flooding in Thailand that began as a regional disaster but grew to into a global supply-chain crisis. Balz Grollimund, who heads Swiss Re's Catastrophe Perils team, says these historic floods endure as reminder of why insurers and reinsurers must work diligently to manage risks and exp

Episode 4: Above the waters: preparing for flood risk Dez 15, 2025 34:23 In the fourth episode of Risk REconsidered, we explore why flood losses are rising across India, Australia and Asia with insights from Vineet Kumar, Swiss Re's Head of Cat Perils APAC, and Andrew Hall of the Insurance Council of Australia. We examine how smarter modelling, richer data and forward-looking planning can help communities build long-term resilience. Commissioner Tony Grindberg joins us

Episode 3: Large loss events: designing for disaster Mai 27, 2025 28:45 In the third episode of Risk REconsidered we take a closer look at the January Los Angeles wildfires from a large loss perspective and discuss what research is being carried out by The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety to help home owners better prepare for natural catastrophes. We also speak to Professor Nancy Wallace about her first-hand experience with wildfires and what work she i

Episode 2: Eying hurricane damage Nov 21, 2024 29:52 In the second episode of Risk REconsidered, we take a closer look at the 2024 hurricane season, discuss the role of hurricane forecasts for insurers and examine drivers of storm losses. We also speak to an innovative US real estate developer whose community in Florida came through Hurricanes Ian and Milton virtually unscathed, and discuss the a topic on risk managers' minds: how weather-related p

Episode 1: Weathering the storm Sep 20, 2024 33:22 In this first episode, we discuss complex hazards that accompany severe convective storms, in particular hail that has emerged as a main culprit behind the bulk of insured losses from natural catastrophes. We also speak with a US professor who helps develop university-level storm chasing courses and who has been an advisor for Hollywood crews seeking to capture fierce weather for their productions