Bridging the Finance Gap – De-risking Nature through Insurance

SCOR and AXA invite participants to join a breakfast session during London Climate Action Week, bringing together leaders for a focused discussion on the evolving role of insurance in scaling nature-based projects.

The session will explore how innovative insurance solutions are helping to de-risk ecological restoration projects and make financing more attractive, thereby enabling investment. The panel will bring together perspectives from insurers, brokers and project stakeholders, illustrating how these solutions are applied in practice and how they support the scaling of financing for ecological restoration.

The session will conclude with an opportunity for audience Q&A.

Agenda:
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and networking breakfast

9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome and Introduction
Claire McDonald – CEO, SCOR Business Solutions
Mike Gosselin – CUO UK and Lloyd’s, AXA XL

9:10 – 9:45 | Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Harmender Singh Kalirai – Chief Transaction Officer, Property & Casualty, SCOR

Panelists:
Emma Bartolo – Global Segment Leader, Environmental Impairment Liability, SCOR
Aurélie Fallon Saint-Lo – Head of Sustainable Underwriting, AXA
Daniel Pfeifer – CEO, NatureRe
Dominic Tillyard – Financial Institutions Lead, Aon Climate

9:45 – 10:15 | Audience Q&A

10:15 – 10:30 | Networking and departure

Who should attend:
Brokers in nature-based solutions, corporates, investors, asset managers, lenders, development banks and other financial institutions, project developers, restoration companies, NGOs, and policymakers.

What to expect:

• Practical insights into nature-based insurance solutions
• Perspectives from across the insurance value chain
• Opportunities to engage directly with panelists representing insurance, brokerage and project development perspectives