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On October 27, 2005, the Connecticut Global Climate Change Summit: Business Risks and Opportunities for Connecticut's Insurance Industry was convened by Commissioner Cogswell (CT Insurance Department), Commissioner McCarthy (Department of Environmental Protection), and Treasurer Nappier (State Treasurer). The Summit, attended by 100 insurance industry leaders, initiated an important dialogue on the impacts of climate change on underwriting, asset management, and operations.
CT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT PROCEEDINGS - Link to Connecticut Network's video recording of the Summit
- Governor Rell's Letter of Invitation , September 28, 2005
- Summit Invitation from Commissioner Cogswell, Commissioner McCarthy, and Treasurer Nappier, October 6, 2005
- Press Release: First-Ever Insurance Summit on Climate Risks and Opportunities Held in Connecticut
- Agenda
- Speakers' Biographies
- The Science of Climate Change: Risks and Impacts, presentation by Evan Mills, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Connecticut Leadership on Climate Change, presentation by Gina McCarthy, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection
- Treasurer Nappier's Remarks
- US Property & Casualty Insurance Industry and Global Warming, presentation by Joseph Boren, Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, AIG Environmental
- Global Warming - The Risks and Opportunities, presentation by Daniel Isaac, Senior Vice President, Conning Asset Management
- Additional Resources on Climate Change and the Insurance Industry
- List of Participants
YOUR INPUT ON NEXT STEPS
We are planning future workshops on the economic ramifications of climate change on Connecticut's insurance and financial services sector. Please send your ideas and comments on next steps and tell us what your company is doing to address climate change.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
George Bradner, Connecticut Insurance Department, 860-297-3866
Lynn Stoddard, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 860-424-3236
Don Kirshbaum,
State of Connecticut, Office of the Treasurer, 860-702-3164
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