Benedikt Mester Climate Risk Specialist Underwriting CorSo

Benedikt Mester is a Climate Risk Specialist at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions. He models the effects of climate change on natural hazards and engages with companies to identify the corresponding impacts to their businesses. In his role, he also models local-scale flood risk using drones and other aerial image techniques.

Before entering the insurance industry, Benedikt conducted a PhD on global-scale flood risk modelling at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He also worked for a start-up on early flood warning and an engineering office as a hydraulic modeler.