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Monday, March 23
 

1:00pm GMT

Building Resilience: Developing new (re)insurance markets & products to support the climate transition
Monday March 23, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm GMT
The panel session, comprising distinguished experts in climate (re)insurance, will examine emerging products spanning from carbon credit insurance to parametric insurance. It will also address the pivotal role that brokers and underwriters play in advancing the development of these innovative solutions to strengthen future climate resilience.
Moderators
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Henry Sanderson

Head of Innovation and Emerging Risk, Guy Carpenter
Henry Sanderson is a senior reinsurance broker focusing on Cyber and Head of Innovation & Emerging Risks for Global Specialties, Guy Carpenter. Henry started in the (re)insurance industry in 2012 and has worked across claims, underwriting and broking. He has significant experience... Read More →
Event Hosts Speakers
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Glenn O’Halloran

Underwriter, Oak Re
Glenn is an underwriter at OAK Re Syndicate, specialising in innovation and transition risk classes. He joined OAK from Howden, where he led the environmental insurance practice and later established a new broking division focused on driving product innovation in climate and transition... Read More →
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Lara Whitmore

Carbon Credits Strategic Advisor, Marsh
Lara Whitmore is Carbon Credits Strategic Advisor within Marsh’s FINPRO practice, which is leading the business’ global carbon credits initiative. She advises clients on insurance solutions designed to manage the risks associated with buying, selling, developing, and investing... Read More →
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Matthew James

Commercial Director, UK & Ireland, Descartes Underwriting
Matthew is Commercial Director, UK & Ireland, for climate MGA, Descartes. He leads business development, working closely with brokers and clients to leverage Descartes’ cutting-edge parametric products to protect corporates and cedents against natural catastrophes and the growing... Read More →
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Sima Adhya

Oka, Active Underwriter
Sima Adhya is Active Underwriter with Oka, the Carbon Insurance Company. She has 17 years’ experience working with Lloyd’s companies in deeply technical sectors, through which she has accumulated a wealth of experience in product development — and in meeting complex challenges... Read More →
Monday March 23, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm GMT
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2:00pm GMT

PRA SS 5/25 - What do insurers need to achieve, and how much by 3 June 2026?
Monday March 23, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
The PRA's SS 5/25 marks a step change in how insurers must identify and address climate risk.

This session will lay out the regulator's expectations of insurers over the near and longer terms, including what insurers must demonstrate by 3 June 2026.

More specifically, it will cover:

  • The direct, transitional and litigation climate risks that relate to insurers
  • Background and introduction to SS 5/25
  • The key aspects of SS 5/25
    • Reorientation of governance to cater for climate risk
    • Use of climate scenario analysis
    • Dealing with data gaps
  • Practical insights into these aspects 
  • The immediate priorities
    • What must be achieved by the 3 June deadline
    • What will then happen after 3 June

Speakers
Aidan Thomson - Partner, Weightmans
Abhay Srivastava - Head of ESG, Weightmans
Alex Koukoudis - Senior Executive, Lloyd's Market Association
Event Hosts Speakers
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Abhay Srivastava

Head of ESG, Weightmans
Abhay works as Head of ESG at Weightmans LLP, where he is responsible for supporting key clients on ESG & Sustainability matters with his technical expertise, while leading the firm’s own ESG strategy and integration into the operating model. Abhay is credited with co-authoring... Read More →
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Aidan Thomson

Partner, Weightmans
Aidan is an environmental and sustainability law specialist. He works for clients across many industry sectors, in particular insurance.
 
His work across these sectors has exposed him to the full range of environmental liability and compliance issues, and the full range of conte... Read More →
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Alex Koukoudis

Senior Executive, Lloyd's Market Association
Alex joined the LMA in April 2023 as Senior Executive for the Finance & Risk team, specializing in prudential risk, Corporate Sustainability & climate risk. In this capacity, he acts as the primary executive liaison for the Chief Risk Officers Committee (CROs) and is the key contact... Read More →
Monday March 23, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
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