On March 21, 2024, the SCOR Foundation held a webinar presenting the latest research results of the project “Who, When, and Where? Assessing Mortality Risk of Climate Change” led by Professor Han Li and supported by the SCOR Foundation for Science The webinar was moderated by Han Li, Associate Professor at the Centre for Actuarial Studies in the University of Melbourne’s Department of Economics, and Anastasios Panagiotelis, Associate Professor of Business Analytics at the University of Sydney Business School and Director of the International Institute of Forecasters. This webinar follows on from the workshop held in July 2023, during which Han Li presented her research on the assessment and quantification of the adverse impact of climate change on population mortality experience.

This research project is a pioneering study to quantify the mortality risk associated with climate change for insurance risk management. Its approach can also be used to assess the impact of climate change on morbidity based on prevalence and/or incidence rate. Its modelling framework will be applicable to the mortality and morbidity experience of an insured population, to better understand the impact of climate on the insurance portfolio.