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2025 ULI Fall Meeting 2025 ULI Fall Meeting
, November 04 – 06, 2025

Insurance, Physical Climate Risk & Real Estate Investment Decision Making

Tue Oct 29 12:00 PM — 12:20 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time Resorts World Las Vegas - Level 2, Lily Ballroom, Area A
Insurance premiums are only rising as climate change worsens and climate risks increase. In some cases, coverage is becoming unavailable or unaffordable in both commercial and residential markets, especially in coastal areas. This session will address how physical climate risk is impacting insurance, how rising insurance costs are impacting the industry, and how real estate can better manage the unpredictability of insurance costs and availability.

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Senior Vice President, Global Head of Portfolio Sustainability Strategies Heitman

With over 19 years of experience in investment management of real estate private equity, private debt, and listed securities, Laura leads the global sustainable investment strategy and climate risk team. She started as a financial analyst performing DCF analysis and grew to build climate risk management and sustainable operational performance programs at two large investment managers with a combined AUM of over $100 billion. Her…