Equitable Access to Affordable Earthquake Insurance webinar: view the recording

Equitable Access to Affordable Earthquake Insurance: A Resilience Challenge. Webinar logo.

If you missed the live webinar Equitable Access to Affordable Earthquake Insurance on February 8, you can still catch the informative presentations and thought-provoking discussion by viewing the recording of the event — now available on CREW’s Earthquake Insurance Webinars page.

The panelists for this webinar were:

  • Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Check out Dr. Kousky’s book: Understanding Disaster Insurance: New Tools for a More Resilient Future.
  • Kate Stillwell, founder of the parametric earthquake insurance company Jumpstart and President of Parametric Insurance at Neptune Flood Insurance.
  • Lynda Foster, Claim Manager, and co-chair of the Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Advisory Council, at California Earthquake Authority (CEA).
  • Douglas Heller, Director of Insurance at Consumer Federation of America, and member of the U.S. Departnent of Treasury’s Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance.

Outreach & Education Tools for Earthquake Preparedness

Cartoon illustration of a man thinking about expenses after an earthquake, and an insurance agent talking about earthquake insurance.

Now is a great time to encourage people in earthquake country to think about how they can be better prepared for earthquakes and other disasters. Not only is the start of a new year a time for taking stock and planning preparedness actions, recent earthquakes in northern California—a magnitude 6.4 on December 20, 2022, and a magnitude 5.4 on January 1, 2023—are powerful reminders of the kind of damage and disruption that earthquakes can cause.

Preparing for recovery after an earthquake is an essential part of resilience, too. Be sure to present tips and tools for financial preparedness and messaging about earthquake insurance in your next outreach campaign.