The Value Perspective with Hector Ibarra, CEO of Global Parametrics

In this episode, we have the opportunity to sit down with Hector Ibarra, the CEO of Global Parametrics. Hector has worked for over 20 years in innovating the financial industry's approach to disaster risk financing products. We discuss how his company creates products that help people hedge their risks against natural disasters and increase their chances of survival.

RUNNING ORDER:

00:52   Introduction

01:57   What are parametrics?

03:37   Hedging products vs. Insurance products

06:55   How do you define and quantify risk in an environment where there is little data?

09:54   Pricing in the unknown

11:53   The human dimension in Emerging Markets: how to approach risk when in survival mode

14:18   Acknowledging the systemic risk of climate change

16:26   Short term memory: telling the complex story of climate change to a global audience

19:22   Working with the scientific community to inform your decisions

20:58   Contextualising risk and probabilities through art and games

24:07   How do you communicate risk to clients?

26:20   Creating scenarios when working with catastrophes

27:52   The importance of ESG investing for emerging markets

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