The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis explores the vital role of legal systems in tackling one of the most pressing issues of our time. As part of the series, Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer will talk about Insurance Law and Climate Change, with an opportunity for networking afterwards.
Seminar synopsis:
Climate-related catastrophes are becoming more frequent and severe, with growing economic and social impacts. Conventional property and casualty insurance is a pre-arranged but post-disaster solution which has a number of limitations: financial compensation can be insufficient and is frequently not paid fast enough, and can lead to maladaptation and insurability challenges. This lecture will examine how insurance could be operationalised to prevent loss and to narrow protection gaps in relation to climate-related catastrophes.
About the speaker:
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is an Associate Professor of Law at UCL and sits on the Presidential Council of the Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances. Her research focusses on re/insurance law and regulation. Her prize-winning book ‘Insurance, Climate Change and the Law’ (Routledge, 2024) maps the legal landscape on the intersection of climate change and insurance regulation, puts forward the case for the insurance industry to act as climate action enablers, and makes proposals for insurance solutions. She is also the author and editor of leading insurance law books and has published papers in prestigious journals.