MSCI has joined forces with Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions to enhance the financial sector’s capacity to assess, manage, and mitigate physical climate risks. The collaboration will integrate MSCI’s GeoSpatial Asset Intelligence with Swiss Re’s proprietary natural catastrophe and climate risk data, offering financial institutions more precise risk insights.
The partnership aims to provide asset-level analysis, enabling financial institutions to develop unified strategies for assessing and mitigating physical climate risks across individual assets, companies, global portfolios, and loan books.
Richard Mattison, Global Head of ESG and Climate at MSCI, described the collaboration as a major step forward in advancing physical risk insights for financial institutions.
“By delivering precise, location-based intelligence, we empower clients to navigate the evolving risk landscape with confidence and build more resilient investment strategies,” he said.
Ali Shahkarami, Global Head of P&C Solutions at Swiss Re, highlighted the importance of accurate data in managing climate risks. “We are committed to providing accurate data and best-in-class physical risk insights to the market. This cooperation will benefit financial institutions globally, aligning with our vision of making the world more resilient,” he said.
The collaboration is expected to strengthen financial institutions’ ability to respond to climate-related challenges, helping them safeguard investments and enhance long-term resilience in the face of increasing climate risks.
