How Insurance Can Accelerate Good Growth
How the insurance industry can use its creativity to fight the damage caused by climate change, in a discussion led by Rowen Douglas, Climate Risk and Resilience CEO at Howden 
How the insurance industry can use its creativity to fight the damage caused by climate change, in a discussion led by Rowen Douglas, Climate Risk and Resilience CEO at Howden 

Key speakers discuss insurance’s historical role in managing risk, its potential for fostering sustainable growth, and its future role in mitigating risks like floods through nature-based solutions. Claudine Blamey, Chief Sustainability Officer at Aviva, emphasizes rethinking risk with new data and shared metrics. Claire Traynor, Chief Commercial Officer at Nattergal, highlights how nature can be used in flood risk reduction. The speakers emphasize the importance of long-term investments for net zero transition, and the evolving role of insurance in offering certainty to investors. Panellists concluded that a collective shift in the insurance sector is needed to better manage risks and support sustainable, long-term growth. 

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