Turning Climate Risk into Strategic Resilience

On Aon — Episode 95

Title: Turning Climate Risk into Strategic Resilience

In the latest episode of On Aon, Liz Henderson, global head of climate risk advisory, and Tracy-Lee Kus, CEO of Aon's Global Broking Center, discuss the urgent topic of climate risk and resilience.

As climate-related events grow more frequent and severe, they’re reshaping insurance costs, regulations and business operations. Liz and Tracy-Lee explore how Aon is responding with innovation to help clients navigate this increasingly complex risk environment.

They also highlight why resilience in organizational strategy is no longer optional, but imperative for sustainable growth.

Experts in this episode:

• Liz Henderson — Global Head of Climate Risk Advisory, Aon
• Tracy-Lee Kus — Chief Executive Officer, Global Broking Center, Aon

Key Takeaways:

1. Climate resilience is now a board-level priority and becoming increasingly important to business strategy and the insurance sector.
2. Regional regulations are causing organizations to adapt their risk strategies.
3. Aon has heavily invested in advanced analytics and climate modeling to empower clients with a complete and actionable view of their climate risk, supporting better decisions and long-term resilience strategies.

Key moments:

(03:10) With organizations facing increased climate risk, Aon is focusing on how it match risk to the right price and measure the impact and benefit of resilience for our clients.

(05:10) California and the EU are leading the way when it comes to climate-related regulation and can provide an indication on what measures other countries and regions will be adopting in the coming years..

(07:50) Aon’s analyzers — like the Climate Risk Monitor — help clients to quantify their exposures and anticipate what the climate-driven disruptions could be for their business.

Soundbites:

Liz Henderson:

“The one thing that we always say around climate risk is that it's both a risk in and of itself as it drives weather volatility, but it is also a risk amplifier across an organization, whether that's through your workforce, health and wellbeing, supply chain, etc.”

Tracy-Lee Kus:

“Our strategies themselves are now focused on helping clients to use disclosure, not just for compliance, but as a catalyst for resilience, capital access, and stakeholder trust.”

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