Catastrophe Modelling 2010

09.00

Introduction from Dave Matcham, Chief Executive of The IUA

09.10 - 10.10

Session 1: Scenario vs Probabilistic Approaches to Cat Modelling

Conor McMenamin, Head of Risk, Capital and Technology, Renaissance Re

Paul Nunn, Head of the Exposure Management Team, Lloyd's

Peter Taylor, Research Fellow, James Martin 21st Century School

10.10 - 10.50

Session 2 : Communication within the Cat Modelling Food Chain

Robert Stevenson, Group Head Exposure Management, Kiln Plc

10.50 - 11.10

Refreshment Break

11.10 - 12 noon

Session 3: Post Catastrophe Loss

James Webb, Product Marketing Leader, Product Management Group, EQECAT Inc

Milan Simic, PhD Managing Director, AIR Worldwide Ltd

Dr Claire Souch, Vice President of Product Management Global National Models, RMS

12 noon - 13.00

Session 4 :  Lessons Learned from Chile : Can we trust building construction codes?

Dr Anselm Smolka, Munich Re (TBC :  Kubilay Hicyinaz, ARUP)

13.00 - 14.00  

BUFFET LUNCHEON

14.00 - 15.00

Session 5 :  Exposure to Data Quality

Lucy McGill, Head of Modelling, Chaucer

Nicola Stacey, Director, Property and Speciality, Swiss Re

15.00 - 15.50

Session 6 : Climate Change: Effect on Rises in Sea Level

Professor David E. Smith, Oxford University

15.50 - 16.10

Refreshment Break

16.10 - 17.00

Session 7 : The 2010 Windstorm Season

Speakers : (TBC from Weather Predict (P/O Ren Re), Meteorologist and Live Cat Trader)

17.00 - 17.45

Session 8 : UK Open Access Cat Modelling

Dickie Whittaker, Consultant

Dr Matt Huddleston PhD BSc(Hon) FRMetS, Principle Consultant - Climate Change, UK Met Office

17.45 - 18.00

End of conference Q&A session with all speakers (where possible)

18.00

Dave Matcham brings the Conference to a close