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David Crichton

Specialisation	Strategic insurance issues relating to climate change, especially flood, storm, subsidence and other natural disasters.
Research interests	Management of hazard, exposure and vulnerability.
Telephone	+44 (0)1828 686493
Fax	+44 (0)1828 686961
Email	david@crichton.sol.co.uk
Short curriculum vitae	David has many years’ underwriting and claims experience in the insurance industry at senior management level, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute. He now works as a research consultant for insurers on climate change impacts and is a Visiting Professor at the Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at University College London and also at Middlesex University Flood Hazard Research Centre. He is an honorary Research Fellow at the University of Dundee. He has spoken at insurance and climate change conferences in four continents, and has worked with the UN and NATO, as well as with many governments.
Recent publications	• Entec UK Ltd, Kings College London, Tyndall Centre, Metroeconomica, and Crichton, D. 2003. “London’s warming: the impacts of climate change on London” Greater London Authority, London. Available from http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/publications/environment.jsp • Crichton, D., 2003. “Climate change – what can insurers do?” Update (Magazine of Capita Insurance Services) June 2003. Capita, London. See www.capitais.co.uk • Crichton, D., 2003. “Insurance and Maladaptation to climate change”. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change workshop on “Insurance and risk assessment in the context of climate change and extreme weather events”. Attended by official government climate change negotiators from around the world. Rheinhotel Dreesen, Bonn, Germany. See: http://unfccc.int/sessions/workshop/120503/present.html See also: http://unfccc.int/sessions/workshop/120503/documents/crichtonadapt.pdf • Crichton, D., 2003. “Best practices in risk management in the context of climate hazards”. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change workshop on “Insurance related actions to address the specific needs and concerns of developing country Parties arising from the adverse effects of climate change”. Attended by official government climate change negotiators from around the world. Rheinhotel Dreesen, Bonn, Germany. See: http://unfccc.int/sessions/workshop/140503/present.html See also: http://unfccc.int/sessions/workshop/140503/documents/crichtonrisk.pdf and http://unfccc.int/sessions/workshop/140503/documents/crichtonrisk.pps • Crichton, D., (2003) “Flooding risk and insurance in England and Wales: are there lessons to be learnt from Scotland?” (second edition, revised and expanded) Technical Paper Number 1, Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, University College London. (193 pages) Available for free downloading from www.benfieldhrc.org • Crichton, D., 2003. “Scottish Planning Policy 7: Planning and Flooding” Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Journal SPEL 98:pp85-86. Glasgow, 2003.