GeoInsurance Webinar Ireland 2025: "Redefining Property Risk for Irish Insurers in a Changing Climate"

GeoInsurance Ireland 2025: "Redefining Property Risk for Irish Insurers in a Changing Climate"

Watch on demand a deep-dive session that brought together three major themes: the force of climate change, the rising tide of coastal flooding in Ireland, and lessons from house fires in England - all under the lens of insurance-risk, resilience and readiness.

What we explored:

• Climate Data & Catastrophe Modelling – Data related to climate science and change is becoming increasingly valuable in catastrophe modelling, but must be applied with care and context. In this session, Brandon Katz, Executive VP of Strategy at KatRisk, explored what we do and don’t yet know about using climate data in cat models - from integrating climate intelligence into risk modelling to how these models are being used to address emerging regulatory requirements.
• Coastal flooding in Ireland – According to the latest white-paper from Gamma Risk, over €4.5 billion in potential property claims could arise from a single extreme coastal flood scenario across Ireland. We unpack what these findings mean for insurers, local authorities, and communities exposed to increasing coastal risks.
• House fires in England: a case study – A report of England’s Fire & Rescue Services attended over 451,078 dwelling fires (houses, flats, caravans, etc) between 2010 and 2025. This session translated fire trends and prevention lessons from England into actionable insights for Ireland’s insurance and risk management sectors.

The event was hosted by Richard Garry, Chief Commercial Officer at Gamma Risk. The speakers were:

• Brandon Katz, Executive VP – Strategy, KatRisk
• Charlotte Cuffe, Chief Data Scientist, Gamma Risk
• Richard Cantwell, Head of Spatial Analytics, Gamma Risk