Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros visits IHCantabria’s facilities to learn about the leading research projects on climate and technological risks.
This visit has been a strategic opportunity to explore possible collaborations in projects that will help improve the capacity of the Spanish insurance sector to face extreme events and climate change.
This Friday, October 25, the Institute of Environmental Hydraulics of the University of Cantabria (IHCantabria) received in its facilities the visit of representatives of the Management Committee and territorial delegates of the Insurance Compensation Consortium (CCS).
One of the highlights of the tour of this institute was the access to the facilities of the Great Tank of Maritime Engineering of Cantabria – Coastal and Ocean Basin (GTIM-CCOB), which are part of MARHIS (Maritime Aggregated Research Hydraulic Infrastructures), a Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructure (ICTS) distributed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Government of Spain, unique in the field of hydraulic engineering. These facilities allow carrying out highly accurate experimental simulations for research in coastal, port and offshore engineering, which increases the ability to predict and mitigate climate and oceanic impacts.
The objective of this visit, in which around 30 people participated, was to learn about IHCantabria’s most recent advances in research, training and technology transfer. The hosts of this visit were the Research Director of IHCantabria and Scientific Director of GTIM-CCOB, Íñigo Losada; the head of the Climate Risk, Adaptation and Resilience Group, Javier López Lara, and the head of the Hydraulics, Coastal and Offshore Laboratory, Álvaro Álvarez.
The CCS is a public entity in charge of the coverage of extraordinary risks, such as floods, earthquakes and storms. Therefore, for the people from the CCS who were at the IHCantabria facilities today, this visit has been a strategic opportunity to explore possible collaborations in research projects that help to improve the capacity of the Spanish insurance sector in the face of extreme events. The studies carried out at the GTIM-CCOB -especially in relation to the prediction and simulation of phenomena such as tsunamis and large storms- are of great relevance for the Consortium’s objectives in the management of extraordinary risks and in the prevention of insurable damage.
Furthermore, this meeting has served to strengthen the relationship between IHCantabria and the CCS, since it has allowed sharing scientific and technological knowledge to improve resilience to climate change and its impact on infrastructures and society.
Characteristics of CCS and IHCantabria
The Insurance Compensation Consortium (CCS) is a public business entity attached to the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, through the Directorate General of Insurance and Pension Funds. It performs multiple functions in the field of insurance, including those related to the coverage of extraordinary risks, compulsory automobile insurance, combined agricultural insurance and the liquidation of insurance companies. In addition, the CCS plays a fundamental role in mitigating the effects of natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes.
