Christian Wittmann
Head of Natural Perils Modelling
Munich Re
Christian Wittmann is heading the Natural Perils Modelling department of Munich Re. He is responsible for Munich Re’s global natural catastrophe models, covering a wide range of perils, geographical regions and different business fields. He is leading a diverse group of geo scientists, insurance professionals and quantitative risk managers.
Christian joined Munich Re in 2006 in quantitative risk management, and assumed various roles over time, based in Munich and London. From 2011, he headed the Property and Casualty Risk Modelling team responsible for the implementation of the internal model for P&C, ahead of the introduction of Solvency II in Europe. From 2016, he was in charge of the Global Oversight department for Munich Re’s P&C reserving, before assuming his current role for natural perils models at the beginning of 2023.
Christian holds a PhD in mathematics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in the UK and of the German Actuarial Association.
SESSIONS
Day 1
10:00
Panel Discussion: Retrospective Look at Key Extreme Events and Risks in 2024
A deep dive into the key extreme Nat-CAT events of 2024, including:
- Japan Earthquake
- Hurricane Milton
- SCS in Europe & US i.e. Italian Hailstorms
- Europe Wildfire
- Central European Floods
Exploring how different types of extreme events (e.g. wildfires and earthquakes) interconnect and compound one another
Evaluating model performance and the market’s response to these extreme events
Assessing underwriting strategies for risk appetite and pricing in response to risks in 2024
Moderator: Emma Watkins, Head of Exposure Management & Aggregation, Lloyd’s
Christian Wittmann, Head of Natural Perils Modelling, Munich Re
Anna Neely, Managing Director - Head of Catastrophe R&D and Cat Response, HowdenRe
Len Shaffrey, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading