1: Tom Johansmeyer, PCS (Verisk), talking silent pandemic risk, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS)

We spoke with Tom Johansmeyer, Head of PCS (a Verisk unit), to explore a number of issues related to the global coronavirus pandemic. Johansmeyer explained the concept of silent pandemic risk and the threat it can pose to insurance and reinsurance portfolios, as well as the important role of hedging, including ILW's and the potential ramifications of Covid-19 for the ILS and reinsurance community.