Our CEO, Tanguy Touffut, spoke at the Artemis.bm ILS NYC 2025 conference in New York just days after Descartes Underwriting announced the launch of the Lumyna Twelve Capital Parametric ILS Fund — a pioneering step for Descartes and its strategic partner, GC&C, to write more parametric business in areas of high demand, such as hurricane and earthquake risk in North America. On stage, Tanguy and fellow panelists discussed why parametric risk transfer is becoming a standalone, investable asset class and how it can be an attractive portfolio complement for ILS investors. As Tanguy said, “Investors and reinsurers can get fair returns with ILS, which is an efficient source of capital.” To learn more, watch “The parametric ILS investment opportunity” session video here: https://lnkd.in/ebCQwyXM #ILS #ParametricInsurance #Reinsurance
Descartes Underwriting
Assurances
Paris, Île-de-France 34 361 abonnés
A new generation of insurance that builds resilience against climate, cyber, and emerging risks
À propos
Founded in 2019 to address the insurability of risks worsened by climate change, Descartes’ mission is to help companies and communities build resilience in a world at risk. Descartes is a global corporate insurance specialist working exclusively with brokers to protect their corporate and public sector clients against climate, cyber and other emerging risks. At the forefront of AI and data analysis, Descartes utilizes cutting-edge technology combined with data from world-class research institutions to model, assess and manage risks. Descartes boasts the largest team of scientists in the global insurance industry, comprising over 150 experts in meteorology, climatology, physics, data science, software engineering, DevOps, modelling, and underwriting. This diverse expertise enables us to develop transparent, tailored solutions to the challenges posed by emerging risks, and offer a range of innovative insurance products designed to meet clients’ needs—often through cutting-edge parametric structures. With a global footprint and a strong foothold in the U.S., Descartes serves a diverse client base across 60+ countries, operating from 18 offices in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America. Through corporate brokers, Descartes has already delivered over $10 billion in capacity to its clients. The insurer is recognized for its technical excellence and achieved a +56 NPS score in 2024. The Descartes group includes Descartes Insurance, a full-stack insurer operating in several European markets, and Descartes Underwriting, a global MGA backed by a panel of tier-one risk carriers. The company has secured over $141M in funding from prominent investors, including Highland Europe, BlackFin, Serena, Cathay and Eurazeo.
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Lien externe pour Descartes Underwriting
- Secteur
- Assurances
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 201-500 employés
- Siège social
- Paris, Île-de-France
- Type
- Société civile/Société commerciale/Autres types de sociétés
- Fondée en
- 2019
- Domaines
- Insurance, Risk management, Weather risk, Managing General Agency, Insurance Linked Securities, Satellite, Remote sensing technologies, NatCat, Climate change, IoT, Data-driven, Non-life Insurance, Catastrophes, image recognition, custom-tailored, data science, InsurTech, climate risks, parametric et parametricinsurance
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Employés chez Descartes Underwriting
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Marie Chabal Filleteau
Chief People Officer | Career & performance development | Management & Leadership | Culture & Engagement | Growth
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Gaelle Olivier
On my way towards new adventures
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Laura Rehg
Senior People and Culture Leader l Strategic HR Advisor and Consultant
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Jorge Gil
Effective software development leader with in-depth experience across high-tech sectors
Nouvelles
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Earthquakes are one of the most unpredictable and costliest disasters. Just in 2024, earthquakes were responsible for $20 billion in economic losses and only $1 billion in insured losses. In this edition of Understanding Global Natural Perils, we go in-depth on the topic of earthquakes, the science behind them, how they are measured, the regions at risk, and how parametric insurance can support companies in building resilience against earthquake risk. Discover more in our newsletter! #DescartesUnderwriting #EarthquakeRisk #NaturalCatastrophes #ParametricInsurance
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Ben Qin and Lynn Raymond Roehrig from Descartes Underwriting will be attending the 2025 Forest Carbon Summit, where they’ll dive into key topics like forest carbon investments and agroforestry. As bushfires become an increasing challenge in Australia and New Zealand, safeguarding carbon credit investments from this peril is more vital than ever. Learn more about how our Burnt Area solution supported a timber and carbon credit investor in New South Wales, Australia: https://lnkd.in/enpf_R2u If you're attending the event, make sure to reach out to Ben and Lynn! #DescartesUnderwriting #ForestCarbonSummit #Bushfire #CarbonCredit
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Earthquakes are among the costliest natural disasters, significantly affecting economies worldwide. While magnitude-based scales measure the size of an earthquake, intensity-based scales—like the Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) scale—provide a more granular view of the actual risk and offer critical insights for businesses in vulnerable areas. Discover more on how Descartes Underwriting’s parametric PGA solution helps businesses manage earthquake risk: https://lnkd.in/eYmEXAtw #Resilience #ParametricInsurance #Earthquake
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Daniel Vetter, Head of Americas at Descartes Underwriting, wrote a piece for International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) about how the power of parametric insurance can ensure resilience in the face of climate change and other related risks, especially as traditional insurers struggle to meet the ever-evolving needs of companies across the world. “The fight against climate change is a multifaceted challenge; there is no single solution, but thanks to cutting-edge technology and an expanding product offering, parametric insurance has established itself as a promising tool in helping to build climate resilience.” Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ewe7fyQy #DescartesUnderwriting #ParametricInsurance #ClimateChange #IRMI
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At Descartes Underwriting, we view onboarding as a crucial part in the recruitment process. That’s why we’ve upgraded our onboarding journey by launching Descartes Foundations, a monthly program designed to ensure the best possible experience for all new hires from our 15 locations around the globe. Through this program, new joiners have the opportunity to: - Learn about Descartes’ vision and culture directly from our CEO Tanguy Touffut, his co-founders Sebastien Piguet and Kevin Dedieu, and other top leaders - Understand the specificities of our sector, starting with corporate insurance and climate challenges - Attend the sessions live at our headquarters in Paris to promote long-lasting engagement For the February and March sessions, we received a high satisfaction score - 9.2/10 - and we're committed to continuously improving. To discover more about opportunities at Descartes, be sure to visit our career page! https://lnkd.in/e3M5mfDg #DescartesUnderwriting #Recruitment #NewJoiners #Growth #EmployeeExperience
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We’re proud to announce that Meryl Bermond has been recognized in Captive International’s FORTY Under 40. Her leadership and expertise continue to drive success at Descartes, and we're happy to have her on our team. #CIFortyUnder40
Congratulations to Meryl Bermond, Business Development Manager at Descartes Underwriting for earning a place in Captive International’s FORTY Under 40! Meryl Bermond began her career at Chubb Europe, structuring multinational captive programs before moving to Willis Towers Watson New York, where she focused on innovative risk solutions. Now at Descartes, she helps scale the business and integrate parametric insurance into captives, driving forward-thinking risk management strategies. Her leadership and impact are paving the way for the next generation. Explore the full list: https://ow.ly/ctGc50Vs98g #FORTYUnder40 #RisingStars #CaptiveInsurance
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Brian Thompson, CPCU, ARe, Senior Vice President for Business Development in North America will be joining leading reinsurance experts this month at the ReConnect 2025 conference to analyze key trends and developments in the reinsurance landscape in the Cayman Islands. Be sure to connect with Brian at the event: https://lnkd.in/gnEW_Qky #DescartesUnderwriting #Reinsurance #ReConnect2025
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Francisco J Herrera, Country Manager for Mexico at Descartes Underwriting, will be attending the ALASA Congress in Brazil to connect with other industry experts and explore how parametric insurance supports corporations and public entities in the agricultural sector in Latin America in building resilience to climate-related risks. To learn more, you can reach out to Francisco directly or have a look at the program here: https://lnkd.in/eubDvuwF #DescartesUnderwriting #ParametricInsurance #LATAM #ALASACongress
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Descartes Underwriting is now a member of Hub France IA, a French association who brings together key players of AI innovation across France and Europe. Joining over 250 members, we're set to contribute to a responsible AI ecosystem through our expertise and exchanges. At Descartes, our unique AI and data-driven approach helps us to better understand and model climate and emerging risks, allowing us to better protect corporate and public sector clients through parametric insurance solutions. Discover how AI is being used in our parametric hail solutions: https://lnkd.in/evCpsU88 #DescartesUnderwriting #parametricinsurance #artificialintelligence #AIforclimate
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