Mr. Richard Zhang

Managing Director - Alternative Risk Transfer, Asia
Willis Towers Watson

Richard has been working in insurance industry for 25 years. He is the head of Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) in WTW Asia, supported by a global team of over 80 mathematicians, actuaries, engineers, scientists and risk consultants. Richard is responsible for origination, structuring and execution of ART solutions, including weather solutions, Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and Captive solutions for large corporate companies and government in Asia. Richard graduated from Shandong University in China with Master of Science. Richard is a Fellow of The Insurance Institute of Canada and he also holds MBA degree from University of Toronto.

Richard will be speaking at: 2nd October (10.00 - 11.00am) | Online Masterclass: Environmental Risk Management

"Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) handles risks beyond conventional insurance boundary. It has been performing an increasingly important role in undertaking and promoting relevant research, education, and product development and methodologies in addressing ESG and sustainability challenges, whether it be climate change, resource depletion, environmental degradation or other issues humankind faces. With tremendous data availability and superior analytical skills, more and more innovative ART solutions have been developed and used by Asian corporate companies and governments for sustainable development."

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