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Industry experts address the critical topic of property and casualty insurance, a topic that is acutely relevant amid the devastating fires in Los Angeles. AON’s Ryan Barber, Walton Street Capital’s Raphael Dawson and CBRE’s Chris Nassa discuss approaches that can help commercial real estate owners manage risks and stem rising costs. Share these insights from this week’s episode:&nbsp;<ul><li>Innovative Modeling: Property owners should adopt a sophisticated approach to risk management, using advanced tools and models to inform their insurance decisions.</li><li>Captive Insurance: Owners with large portfolios should consider captive insurance and other programs to manage costs and realize profits.</li><li>Data Accuracy: Providing detailed and accurate information about properties can significantly impact insurance modeling and premiums.</li><li>Stay Informed: Companies should designate an in-house expert dedicated to staying informed about insurance market trends and innovations crucial for effective risk management.</li></ul>

Walton Street Capital is a private equity real estate investment firm, headquartered in Chicago, with more than $15B in assets under management. Raphael is a Senior Principal on the Asset Management team and is responsible for the resiliency assessments and recovery planning for fund assets with hurricane, earthquake, and/or flood risks. He also leads the technical and consultant coordination for the expansion of Walton Street’s ESG initiatives across the Debt and Equity Platforms.


Raphael Dawson

Senior Principal, Walton Street Capital

Ryan Barber is the Global Head of Property for Aon, a global professional services firm that provides a wide range of risk, reinsurance, retirement, and health solutions. With more than 50,000 employees in 120 countries, Aon supports customers worldwide by using propriety data and analytics to deliver insights that improve risk performance. In his role, Ryan collaborates across Commercial Risk and Aon Reinsurance to drive the company's risk capital strategy. Ryan began his career in 1995 at Marsh holding a number of executive positions within the US Property Practice prior to joining AON one of which was serving as the US Real Estate Leader. Ryan has worked extensively with property owners, managers, real estate investment advisors, and REITS in all asset classes including office, industrial, multifamily, affordable housing, student housing, single family residential rental portfolios, self-storage, and hotels.


Ryan A. Barber

 Global Head of Property, Commercial Risk, AON

As a Senior Vice President in the Insurance Risk Management Department, Chris is responsible for property and casualty risk transfer, globally, for the firm.  Chris is also primarily responsible for CBRE Investment Management and the Trammel Crow Company.

Chris Nassa

Senior Vice President, CBRE

Just in Case: Insurance and the strategies of risk management

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