Marine Utgé-Royo: Chief Strategy Officer, Tesselo: Geospatial intelligence for forestry risk (143)

Tesselo is one of the companies looking to help its clients manage the impact of climate change, using satellite data and remote sensing to monitor tree and crop health and support forest owners and farmers in mitigating risks.

The company, based in Lisbon, is now exploring insurance applications for its data and analytics and was recently selected to join Cohort 6 of the Lloyd’s Lab.

Matthew talks to Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder Marine Utgé-Royo on Podcast 143 to discuss how Tesselo’s technology is tracking changes in forests and how it can help with compliance to environmental regulation.

Talking points include:

• Measuring forest health and carbon sequestration bonds
• Building High Definition vegetation models and risk maps from satellite data
• Closing the insurance protection gap 
• What Tesselo's clients think about insurance
• Parametric solutions for fire and flood risk
• The advantages and opportunities provided by the Lloyd’s Lab

More information on the companies and technology helping insurers to identify and manage climate change risks is available in our Location Intelligence 2021 report, which is free to InsTech London members. 

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Continuing Professional Development - Learning Objectives

InsTech London is accredited by The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). By listening to any InsTech London podcast or reading the accompanying transcript, you can claim up to 0.5 hours towards the CII member CPD scheme.

The Learning Objectives for this podcast are:

• Comprehend some of the different types of data associated with the environment and how they're sourced
• Realise the actionable insights that can come from environmental data
• Understand how data can help manage climate change and its value in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and ESG

To continue learning about the intersection of insurance and climate change, read our insight Regulation – the next innovation super-charger for climate change risk assessment?

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