Barney Schauble - Senior Advisor at Nephila Capital and Chair/Director at Ceres

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Barney Schauble is a Senior Advisor at Nephila Capital, the oldest and largest investment management firm specializing in Climate-Related Reinsurance Risks. 

Mr. Schuable has worked with Nephila on multiple catastrophe and weather risk investment products for 20+ years. He started his career as a Broker at Marsh & McLennan and Vice President of Risk Markets at Goldman Sachs.

Mr. Schauble is the Director and Chair of Ceres, a non-profit organization focused on sustainability integration in capital markets. He advises and invests in multiple ventures, including The Production Board. He is also a Socially Responsible Investor in Professional Soccer Clubs such as Venezia FC (Italy) and Oakland Roots (USA).

Barney graduated with an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University.

Topics discussed:

• Barney’s early academic and professional experience, including working at Guy Carpenter and writing his undergraduate thesis at Harvard:

  • "Braving the Storm: An Analysis of Returns on Catastrophe Reinsurance from 1970 to 1994- London to Bermuda and Beyond," using Marsh Data with Professor Ken Froot.

• Early Evolution of Nephila in Bermuda

• Nephila Platform Components

  • Insurance-Linked Securities

  • Weather and Climate Resilience Risk Transfer

  • 2357 Syndicate with Lloyd’s

  • Nephila Capital’s Reinsurance Division

  • Velocity Risk Underwriters

  • Proxy Revenue Swaps for Renewable Energy Producers

• Future of Catastrophe, (Re)Insurance, Weather, and Climate Risks

  • Future of Nephila Capital Post-Acquisition

  • Major Insurers leaving California, Florida, Net Zero Alliance, etc.

  • Significance of SEC Climate Risk Disclosures

  • The Role of ESG and Technology in Climate Risk Insurance Product Development and Innovation

• Non-Nephila Work:

  • Barney’s work as Director and Chair of Ceres.

  • His Socially Responsible Investing Emphasis on Professional Soccer Teams.

• Advice to Aspiring Climate Tech Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Young Professionals.

Note: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as investment advice. The interview took place on 23rd October 2023.