FIRESIDE CHAT
The Impact of Environmental Changes on the Property Risk Market
Featuring: Paul Wasserman and Leo Bernstein
On-Demand Recording
In this webinar, experienced real estate and insurance executives discussed how environmental changes are impacting the property risk market. We addressed:
- How to approach risk management in the face of increasingly frequent and severe weather-related events
- In what ways environmental factors are impacting property values—today and in the future
- What data, systems, and processes can be used to mitigate climate-related property risks
Featuring:
Paul Wasserman
Managing Director – Head of Real Estate Portfolio Management, KKR & Co. Inc.
Paul Wasserman joined KKR in 2014 and is responsible for KKR's real estate portfolio management activities. Mr. Wasserman sits on KKR Real Estate’s Global Valuation and Portfolio Management Committees for all Equity and Credit products. Prior to joining KKR, Paul was with Sculptor Capital Management in New York where he was head of asset management, responsible for establishing and running asset-level operational oversight of the firm's real estate funds and spearheading certain acquisition opportunities. Previously, he was an acquisition and asset management professional at Time Equities, Inc. where he acquired and managed a diverse portfolio of office industrial, retail, residential, and development assets in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Wasserman has also held real estate positions with Workspeed, Jones Lang LaSalle, and the NYC Department of Design and Construction. He is a Council Member of the Urban Land Institute, Board Member of Eight Million Stories and received his B.A. with honors from Trinity College.
Leo Bernstein
CEO and Founder, LineSlip Solutions
Leo Bernstein is the founder and CEO of LineSlip, a solution that transforms commercial insurance documents into actionable insurance intelligence for risk managers. LineSlip is currently used by industry leaders in diverse sectors including private equity, real estate, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and more. A two-time entrepreneur, Leo has many years of experience in finance and real estate, which inspired him to found LineSlip.