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What use do insurance and reinsurance companies make of Earth observation data?
In case of natural disasters, EO data can help to study, quantify and manage the risk. In this Space Café discussion, two UZH alumni will introduce their roles at Swiss Re, explaining how their background in Earth Observation and natural sciences is applied in their day-to-day job, and sharing their personal journey from academia to the re/insurance sector.
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Each year, lives are lost and property destroyed by natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, storms or floods. The re/insurance industry plays an important role in understanding and protecting against the world's biggest risks. In order to study, quantify and manage these risks, data from Earth-observing satellites, advanced natural hazard modelling and risk assessment methods are needed – as are the associated specialist skills.
In this Space Café, two UZH alumni will introduce their different roles at Swiss Re, the Swiss reinsurance company founded in 1863 and headquartered in Zurich. In an informal and interactive session, they will explain how their background in Earth Observation and natural sciences is applied in their day-to-day job, share their personal journey from academia to the re/insurance sector, and reflect on this transition.
Irene Garonna is working as a Solutions Manager at Swiss Re. Since joining the reinsurance industry in 2017, she has worked in the fields of natural catastrophe analysis and agriculture, focusing on the use of satellite and weather data for developing new insurance products. Prior to joining Swiss Re, Irene completed her PhD at the Remote Sensing Laboratories of UZH.
Rogier de Jong is an expert in natural catastrophe modelling and analysis at the Swiss Re Institute, and is responsible for risk views for atmospheric, flood and secondary perils. He is a physical geographer by training and has a track record in environmental research with a focus on Earth observation. Before joining Swiss Re, he worked as senior scientist and lecturer in Geography and Earth System Science at the University of Zurich.
