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Climate change and index insurance

Abstract

How can the insurance industry respond to the challenge?

This briefing note summarises the emerging issues related to climate change and index insurance, discussing how climate trends are being considered in index product design and pricing, and how this could be improved. It is intended to inform further discussion and collaboration across the insurance sector with a focus on index solutions.

 

The report is co-authored by Tara James, Agriculture and Climate Insurance Specialist at INSURED and Mathieu Dubreuil, Senior Programme Advisor for Climate Risk Insurance at the World Food Programme. The report has been originally published on the Microinsurance Network.

 

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Author(s)
Tara James, Mathieu Dubreuil
Langues(s)
English
Focus topic
  • INSURED
Focus region
Global
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