MSCI and Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions are partnering to enhance the financial sector’s approach to physical climate risk management. The collaboration combines MSCI’s GeoSpatial Asset Intelligence with Swiss Re’s proprietary natural catastrophe and climate risk data. The initiative aims to provide financial institutions with detailed, asset-level physical risk insights, enabling them to develop strategies to assess and mitigate risks across individual assets, companies, and global portfolios.
Richard Mattison, Global Head of ESG and Climate at MSCI, sees this collaboration as a significant advancement in physical risk insights, empowering clients to navigate the evolving risk landscape with confidence. Ali Shahkarami, Global Head of P&C Solutions at Swiss Re, highlights the broader impact, stating that the cooperation will benefit financial institutions globally and align with Swiss Re’s vision of making the world more resilient.
The partnership is seen as a critical advancement in building robust, climate-resilient portfolios for C-suite executives, investors, and financial leaders. By leveraging Swiss Re’s CatNet data and other natural catastrophe risk insights, the financial sector can better assess and manage physical climate risks, ultimately leading to more resilient investment strategies.