An upcoming AAM Future Chat will focus on what museums can do to prepare for or respond to changes in insurance coverage due to the impact of climate change.
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 3 – 4 p.m. ET
Location: Online
From AAM:
Across the globe, the insurance market is being reshaped by the escalating claims resulting from climate change. The frequency and severity of wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding is driving up claims, and in response, and the industry is responding by raising premiums, reducing coverage and, in some areas, withdrawing coverage. To date, the most significant impact of these changes has fallen on homeowners, but the museum sector is beginning to be affected as well. What can museums do to prepare for or respond to changes in coverage? What emerging options, from catastrophe bonds to self-insurance, may shape museum insurance in coming decades?
Join CFM director Elizabeth Merritt in conversation with special guest Dana Whitelaw, Executive Director of the High Desert Museum to explore these issues.
After the chat between Elizabeth and Dana, participants will join breakout groups to discuss the implications for museums and share information and reflections, then come back together with everyone to share their thoughts and ideas.
