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WEDNESDAY, November 6, 2024 – 7:15 AM

Marsh McLennan is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. Matt Wey, Managing Director at Marsh McLennan, will be speaking to us about the impact of our changing climate on the insurance industry. He will speak to both the personal and commercial insurance industry’s response to the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related claims, and discuss what must be done to adapt to the reality of climate change.

Invocation: Eric Nelson
Introduction: John Benz

Climate Change

“We must change almost everything in our current societies. The bigger your carbon footprint - the bigger your moral duty. The bigger your platform - the bigger your responsibility.” – Greta Thunberg [Could there be a hidden agenda here?]

“Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority.”  -- Bill Gates

“State Farm is quietly dropping 72,000 insurance policies in recent wildfire areas in California. Climate change is creeping up from every direction.” – Jessica Ellis

“I’ve said it before and I’m gonna say it again: it doesn’t matter whether you believe in climate change, only that the insurance industry does.” – Mad Scholar Scythe