In March 2008, the UK Government published its first National Security Strategy, which highlighted an influenza pandemic as being the highest civil emergency threat. In response, the Government vowed to take a more “integrated” approach to dealing with these types of risks.
Lloyd's and the XL Capital group, encompassing its global commercial insurance and reinsurance businesses, brought together some of the world's leading experts on pandemics for a seminar on London’s preparedness for an outbreak.
In April 2008, a panel of experts discussed police, infrastructure (including the London Fire Brigade) and health preparations, and how businesses could prepare and respond to the threat of a pandemic.
09.00 Welcome & agenda
Thomas Dunbar, Senior Vice President, Information Risk Management, XL Capital (32KB, pdf)
09.05 Introduction
Olly Reeves, Head of Risk Management, Lloyd’s (31KB, pdf)
View Olly Reeves' presentation (79KB, pdf)
09.15 Pandemic – A police view
Commissioner Mike Bowron, City of London Police (30KB, pdf)
09.45 Pandemic update from our regulator
Richard Maddison, Deputy Head of Business Continuity Risk, FSA (32KB,pdf)
View Richard Maddison's presentation (83.5KB, pdf)
10.00 What are the infrastructure preparations?
Chris Clark, Business Continuity Manager, London Fire Brigade (37KB,pdf)
View Chris Clark's presentation (108MB, pdf)
10.20 What are the Infrastructure preparations? View from the Telecoms industry
Mark Hughes, Group Security Director, BT (32KB, pdf)
View Mark Hughes' presentation (569KB, pdf)
10.40 How prepared are you? Case study Alex Hindson, Head of Enterprise Risk Management, Aon (32KB, pdf)
Dr Grant Foster, Associate Director, Aon (32KB, pdf)
View Alex Hindson and Dr Grant Foster's presentation (2540 KB, pdf)
11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.15 What are the Health Service’s preparations? View from the Department of Health
Professor Lindsey Davies, National Director of Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (32KB, pdf)
View Professor Davies' presentation (272KB,pdf)11.45 The need for stronger private-public partnerships
Robert Hall, Managing Consultant, Marsh (32KB, pdf)
View Robert Halls' presentation (83.4KB)
12.05 What are the Insurance Market preparations? A panel discussion led by Richard Banks, Insurance Day
Jeremy Hindle, Ceded Re and Underwriting Risk Manager XL Re Ltd (33KB, pdf)
Trevor Maynard, Emerging Risk Manager, Lloyd’s (32KB, pdf)
Robert Hall, Marsh (32KB, pdf)
Richard Maddison, FSA (33KB, pdf)
Alex Hindson, Aon (32KB, pdf)
12.55 Are we now better prepared? Conference conclusions and close
Thomas Dunbar, XL Capital (32KB, pdf)
