Speakers
Peter Grocock
Session
Climate change is a reality that the world is facing. Alongside mitigation efforts to keep to the global target of an increase of 1.5 degrees, it is crucial to both understand the risk presented by the changing climate, and identify the steps that can be taken to adapt to that risk.
Understanding the complex relationship between our climate and the impacts on the ground - whether it is the sort of flooding we have seen this winter or extreme heat in the summer - is the key to driving resilience at the household, community and national level.
Peter leads Aon's Public Sector team in the South West, Wales and Central Region. This includes responsibility for colleagues based in our Bristol and Leicester offices, and also those based full time at home.
His role includes working as Client Director for a diverse range of clients including Local Authorities of various shapes and sizes, police and fire services and several government agencies. He also leads on new business tenders across the region.
Peter has over 40 years' experience in the insurance industry,predominantly with major brokers and insurers. He has been with Aon since 2012 and prior to that was at QBE, Sedgwick and Marsh.
Peter is a member of Aon's Public Sector Leadership Group and as such has a keen interest in helping shape new industry initiatives such as climate risk solutions, leasehold right to buy markets , and seeking alternative approaches to finance risk.
Peter is based in Bristol but travels widely across the region.
Aidan leads on Swiss Re's engagement with government, the public sector and industry bodies in the UK and Ireland.
Aidan has over 20 years' experience in banking, consulting, government, and insurance.
Before joining Swiss Re, Aidan was COO at Flood Re, which enables affordable home insurance to be available for people at risk of flooding in the UK. Aidan led the design, build and operation of Flood Re which has, to date, helped over 500,000 homes access affordable flood cover.
Prior to Flood Re, Aidan was the Head of Investment and Funding for flood risk management at the Environment Agency.