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Insurance and Climate Change Project

A collaborative project involving Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and other institutions to identify uncertainties in climate science, develop decision support tools for the insurance industry, and study climate-related impacts on insurance. Research areas include direct climate impacts, liability coverage, shareholder value, and emerging technologies. The project aims to address risks and opportunities from global warming.

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Insurance and Climate Change Project

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  1. Insurance and Climate Change Project COLLABORATORS Carnegie Mellon (NSF Center) Stanford UC Berkeley Postdam Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center

  2. Purposes of the Project Identify and examine the relevant uncertainties related to the science of climate Identify climate-related issues most likely to be important for the insurance industry Develop decision support tools that could support insurance-related decision making

  3. 4 Research Areas • Direct Climate and Weather Related Impacts • Liability (including D&O Coverage) • Impact on Shareholders’ Value • New Technologies, Emissions Control Policies and Trading Systems. Study both risks and opportunities due to global warming

  4. First Carnegie-Wharton Workshop: “Identify needs in analysis and decision research” May 8-9, 2006 – Washington, DC 30 participants (academics, public and private sectors, trade associations) Key challenge: how can we reconcile timeline and agendas of the scientific community and the business community? Risk Center’s 2-to-3 year research plan to be defined with Carnegie in the coming weeks.

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