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Here Are 3 Big Areas Where AI Is Cropping Up In Agtech
“AI-based systems can give much more predictive insight to what the likely risk ranges are for farmers,” said Jason Pontin, a partner at DCVC and investor in Jupiter. “You can buy better financial products, like insurance products, since you’re literally betting the entire farm.”
Helping Society Mitigate Effects of Climate Change
CHANCE asked Katherine Bennett Ensor, president of the American Statistical Association, to interview Rich Sorkin, CEO and co-founder of Jupiter Intelligence, for his insights about mitigating physical climate risks around the globe.
How Jupiter embraces ESG to accelerate growth
Jupiter CEO, Rich Sorkin, speaks with MPower Partners about the critical role ESG plays in business growth and performance including crucial culture benefits —both internally within the company and externally to customers, shareholders, and community, as well as government, business leaders and public policy makers.
Never Seen Anything Like This': CRE Assesses Impact Of Hurricane Ian
Bisnow spoke with Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin about the impact on Florida’s commercial real estate and insurance from Hurricane Ian and climate change. “Codes will only go so far in aiding newer buildings as the intensity of storms continues to increase with climate change.”
A retirement safe from climate change? Ask the tough questions about real estate and property insurance
Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin speaks to MarketWatch about the critical need for climate analytics in the insurance industry and the concept of “duration mismatch.”
Millions Worldwide Suffer ‘Climate Whiplash’ As Extreme Drought Gives Way To Floods
The HuffPost reports on the multiple concurrent and sequential weather and climate events around the world referencing Rich Sorkin, Jupiter CEO as an industry expert. “There’s a cautious scientific perspective where you can look at the data and it’s clearly getting warmer and we’re seeing increased extreme events and economic costs, but you can’t tie any one event back to climate change in a scientifically rigorous way…. There is also an awful lot of support for global warming being the driving event for the increased intensity and frequency of severe events and perspective from those who say the world is burning down and yesterday was too late to do anything about it.”
More CRE Firms Are Putting a Price on Their Climate Exposure
“If you hold a mortgage, or a commercial loan for real estate, even if you assume that it’s going to get refinanced, you have to evaluate what the economic environment is going to be at the time it’s refinanced,” Sorkin added. “Now people don’t price [climate risk] in, but they will in 10 years.” —Jupiter CEO Rich Sorkin speaks with Commercial Observer about the expanding requirements and demand for “climate intelligence” to inform investment decisions.