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Sid Jha discusses how Arbol is transforming climate risk coverage through innovative insurance solutions.

What if insurance could pay out automatically — no adjuster, no claim dispute, no waiting? Sid Jha, CEO of Arbol, left a career trading commodities at Citadel to build exactly that. In Episode 158 of InsurTechTalk, Sid breaks down how Arbol went from a blockchain white paper in 2018 to a vertically integrated insurance platform spanning MGAs, a property carrier, and reinsurance — all purpose-built for climate-sensitive risks that legacy carriers are quietly retreating from.In this episode:- Parametric vs. traditional insurance — and why the old "basis risk" critique is stale- How Arbol underwrites climate risk using satellite data, AI, and quant methods- Why parametric is a bridge to alternative capital (hedge funds, tokenized funds, and beyond)- The vertical integration journey: MGA → MGU → carrier acquisition (Centuri, 2024)- Tokenized insurance risk — the original white paper vision that's finally becoming real- How Arbol approaches distribution in a market most brokers didn't know existed- The truth about climate risk: it's far more regionally varied than headlines suggestA rare conversation at the intersection of Wall Street, InsurTech, and climate — with someone…

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