1、Insuring Forest Assets in a Changing Risk Landscape:What Underwriters Need from ValuationsForest Valuation Conference,MelbourneAlexa Mayer-Bosse,Lead Nature Based Risk SolutionsMarch 2025Source:AMB2026 Forest Valuation Conference,AustraliaAbstract1.Australian forestry valuations have long provided a
2、 solid foundation for understanding timber value,growth potential,and operational context-elements essential for investment,planning,and stewardship.In a changing risk landscape,wildfire behaviour continues to evolve,and as new technologies mature,there is now a strong opportunity to enrich these we
3、ll-established valuation practices with additional layers of risk-relevant information that support both forest managers and underwriters.2.This session explores how risk is assessed in forestry insurance:hazard,exposure,and vulnerability are modelled following the IPCC framework.While hazards are m
4、onitored by meteorological agencies and standard forest valuations provide the basis for exposure assessment,vulnerability remains the component with the greatest risk-management potential.Technological advancements in remote sensing,biomass monitoring,and geospatial analytics can now complement tra
5、ditional valuation strengths.Forest asset managers themselves might leverage high-resolution satellite imagery and canopy-condition indices to be integrated in objective,site-specific indicators.3.These enhancements help underwriters assess exposure more accurately,understand loss behaviour,and cali
6、brate pricing and accumulation decisions with greater confidence.Of particular relevance to underwriting are spatially explicit fuel metrics-such as fuel loads,moisture-stress indicators,and mapped burn history-which can now be incorporated into valuation outputs in ways that were not previously fea