Kim Kaivanto

SCOR Foundation Workshop: CRUCIAL
On 18 December 2025, SCOR’s London Office hosted the SCOR Foundation Workshop featuring presentations by Kim Kaivanto, Mark Roulston, Symeon Koumoutsaris, Global Head of Cat Research & Development at SCOR, Kristian Strømmen and Andrew McRae of the Oxford AOPP Team, Michael Meredith Joint Director of the UK National Climate Science Partnership, and Philippe Trainar, Director of the SCOR Foundation for Science, which funds CRUCIAL.
Dec 18, 2025 1:00 PM — 6:00 PM SCOR London Office
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SCOR Foundation Workshop: CRUCIAL
Lancaster University Global Newsletter
Climate change has become a major priority for governments, industries and insurance providers worldwide, and CRUCIAL’s expert prediction market approach is a valuable instrument for governments and private-sector organisations gauge these risks.
Oct 13, 2025 2 min read
Lancaster University Global Newsletter
Using Prediction Markets for Climate-Related Risks
CRUCIAL participates in Climate, Models, and Finance Workshop held at UCL.
Sep 4, 2025 11:30 AM — 12:00 PM Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS), University College London (UCL)
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Using Prediction Markets for Climate-Related Risks
CRUCIAL: Expert Prediction Markets for Climate Risks
In this SCOR Foundation Webinar, Mark Roulston and Kim Kaivanto present CRUCIAL, followed by a Q&A moderated by Philippe Trainar, Director of the SCOR Foundation.
Jul 10, 2025 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM Online
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CRUCIAL: Expert Prediction Markets for Climate Risks
The 2024 Atlantic Tropical Storm Naming List
For ease of communication with the public, each tropical storm is alotted a distinctive, instantly recognisable name. The storm retains this name even when it develops into a fully fledged hurricane.
Jun 11, 2025 2 min read
Researchers to use the power of markets to break El Niño’s ‘Spring Barrier’
What problems do multi-decadal horizons create, and how can they be addressed?
Jun 4, 2025 4 min read
Researchers to use the power of markets to break El Niño’s ‘Spring Barrier’
Tracking evolving views of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season with an expert prediction market
Before the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season began the consensus was that it would be one of the most active seasons in history. However, …
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Tracking evolving views of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season with an expert prediction market
Experts from UK universities strengthen LUMS’ climate risk forecasting initiative
Teams of academic experts from seven UK universities have joined Lancaster University Management School’s CRUCIAL initiative.
Feb 28, 2025 3 min read
Experts from UK universities strengthen LUMS’ climate risk forecasting initiative
Media coverage roundup
Media pieces mentioning CRUCIAL from the last two weeks.
Feb 7, 2025 1 min read
Media coverage roundup
Hurricane Season 2024 Summary
A total of 11 hurricanes were recorded in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which was the resolving outcome in CAHM24.
Dec 2, 2024 1 min read
Hurricane Season 2024 Summary