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24 February 2021 - Risk Assessment and Risk Planning - Oral evidence

Committee Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning

Wednesday 24 February 2021

Start times: 10:30am (private) 10:30am (public)


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Lords question insurance industry on risk reduction

On 24 february, the Select Committee on Risk Assessment and Risk Planning will hear from experts in the insurance industry on the UK’s resilience to risk, as well as the industry's role in managing and reducing risk.

Meeting details

At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning
Chairman at Lloyd's of London
Chief Executive at Pool Re
Professor of Strategic Management at City's Business School, City, University of London
Director General at Association of British Insurers
Head of Sustainability Risk at Zurich Insurance Group
At 11:45am: Private discussion
Inquiry Risk Assessment and Risk Planning

Possible questions:

  • How involved is the insurance industry in conversations surrounding resilience policy in the UK?
  • How should the government and the insurance industry cope with charity hazard and moral hazard?
  • What can be learnt from the insurance industry’s experience of the current pandemic?
  • How is the insurance industry managing the impact of longer-term risks, in particular climate change?
  • To what extent can insurance support more resilient behaviour and proactive risk reduction measures on the part of customers?

Further information

Location

Virtual meeting (webcast)