La Niña Briefing Paper: Risk Management and Mitigation

Our last La Niña season caused major devastation, driven in large part by the widespread floods (2011) and Tropical Cyclone Yasi (2011), which resulted in insured losses of more than $1.5bn in Brisbane and other parts of Queensland.¹

The significant risk of property damage and business interruption during this summer means now is the time to understand your flood and cyclone exposures, assess your preparedness for natural hazards and take measures to mitigate risks.

What's covered?

On Thursday 12th November 2020, Marsh’s leading experts in Natural Catastrophe Risk and Resilience, alongside a special guest speaker from Australian insurer, Vero, hosted an interactive webinar for clients. 

In this Brief, we share a summary of the insightful and lively conversation, including: 

• How a La Niña is likely to influence weather events and which areas might be affected;
• Insurance lessons learnt from previous La Niña events; and 
• How organisations can prepare for adverse weather events associated with a La Niña before it’s too late. 

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^{1. Insurance News, ‘Shift towards flood-inducing La Nina continues’, 15 September, 2020 https://www.insurancenews.com.au/daily/shift-towards-flood-inducing-la-nina-continues}

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