The Value Perspective 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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