Insuring Acts of God (ft. Ernst Rauch)
14/04/2022
Kokou Agbo-Bloua takes on this key topic and investigates how the insurance industry has been adapting to meet the challenge. He brings in Mr Ernst Rauch, Chief Climate and Geo Scientist at Munich Re, to go one step further.
In insurance lingo, an “Act of God” is an event outside of human control or activity, such as natural disasters. With the growing frequency of such "Acts of God" - amplified by acts of men - the question of the insurability of climate risks is front and centre.