Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework

This paper proposes a framework for ex ante evaluation of sovereign disaster risk finance instruments available to governments for funding disaster losses. The framework can be used by governments to help choose between different financial instrume...

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Main Authors: Clarke, Daniel, Mahul, Olivier, Poulter, Richard, Teh, Tse Ling
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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spelling okr-10986-246372021-04-23T14:04:23Z Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework Clarke, Daniel Mahul, Olivier Poulter, Richard Teh, Tse Ling CONTINGENT LIABILITIES LINE OF CREDIT HOLDING LIABILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RISK PROFILE VALUATION INTEREST RATE OF RETURN CLAIM PAYMENT RISK NEUTRAL CONTINGENT LIABILITY MORAL HAZARD INSURANCE PRODUCT INTEREST RATE OPTION EXCHANGE STRATEGIES SERVICES FINANCIAL CRISES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REPAYMENTS PUBLIC SERVICES PORTFOLIO BONDS MARKET INSTRUMENTS LOAN DEBT REPAYMENTS PRICING PROJECTS RESERVE FUND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS INTEREST RATE CLAIM PAYMENTS SAVING RESERVE INTERNATIONAL BANK INSTRUMENTS SAFETY NETS BUDGET PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS CURRENCY NATURAL DISASTER MORAL HAZARD DISBURSEMENT INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE PRODUCT FINANCES FIXED COSTS INTEREST RATES INSURANCE PRODUCTS NATURAL DISASTERS RESERVE FUND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MARKETS DEBT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL CRISES CATASTROPHE BONDS INTEREST RATES RETURN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LENDERS LIQUID MONEY PUBLIC SERVICES LOANS RESERVES GOVERNMENT FINANCING FINANCE BANK POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINGENT LIABILITY BANKS EXPENDITURE TRANSACTIONS SOVEREIGN DEBT RISK NEUTRAL OPPORTUNITY COST GOVERNMENT BUDGET OPPORTUNITY COSTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT MINISTRIES OF FINANCE INSURANCE PRODUCTS SOVEREIGN RISK FUTURE VALUE PRIVATE FINANCIAL SECTOR CLAIM PAYMENT BANK RETURNS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS CREDIT BUDGETS COLLATERALIZATION PUBLIC BUDGET OPPORTUNITY COST GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE SAFETY NET PRICE RISK FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT REPAYMENT EXPENDITURES CATASTROPHE BONDS NATURAL DISASTER FISCAL YEAR OPPORTUNITY COSTS BANK POLICY INSURANCE PREMIUM MARKET DEFAULT LOCAL CURRENCY RISK PROFILE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LEVY INSURANCE INSURANCE PREMIUMS CONTINGENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEBT PRICE RISK INVESTMENT RISK BOND SAFETY NETS INDIRECT COST MINISTRIES OF FINANCE FINANCIAL MARKETS DEBT REPAYMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT MONEY MARKET MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS BORROWING INVESTMENTS RISK MANAGEMENT LENDING CONTINGENT LIABILITIES SWAPS INSURANCE COMPANIES INSTRUMENT LINE OF CREDIT GOVERNMENTS LIABILITIES ARREARS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS BOND PREMIUM FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS NATURAL DISASTERS INVESTING This paper proposes a framework for ex ante evaluation of sovereign disaster risk finance instruments available to governments for funding disaster losses. The framework can be used by governments to help choose between different financial instruments, or between different combinations of instruments, to achieve appropriate and financially efficient strategies to fund disaster losses, taking into account the risk of disasters, economic conditions, and political constraints. The paper discusses the framework in the context of a hypothetical country, with parameters selected to represent a disaster-prone small island state. The paper shows how a mix of instruments can be chosen to minimize the economic opportunity cost given the underlying disaster risk faced and prevailing economic and financial conditions. 2016-07-07T21:18:59Z 2016-07-07T21:18:59Z 2016-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26510520/evaluating-sovereign-disaster-risk-finance-strategies-framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24637 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No 7721 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
LINE OF CREDIT
HOLDING
LIABILITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILE
VALUATION
INTEREST
RATE OF RETURN
CLAIM PAYMENT
RISK NEUTRAL
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
MORAL HAZARD
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INTEREST RATE
OPTION
EXCHANGE
STRATEGIES
SERVICES
FINANCIAL CRISES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
REPAYMENTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PORTFOLIO
BONDS
MARKET INSTRUMENTS
LOAN
DEBT REPAYMENTS
PRICING
PROJECTS
RESERVE FUND
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
INTEREST RATE
CLAIM PAYMENTS
SAVING
RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INSTRUMENTS
SAFETY NETS
BUDGET
PRESENT VALUE
SAVINGS
CURRENCY
NATURAL DISASTER
MORAL HAZARD
DISBURSEMENT
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE PRODUCT
FINANCES
FIXED COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
NATURAL DISASTERS
RESERVE FUND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
DEBT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL CRISES
CATASTROPHE BONDS
INTEREST RATES
RETURN
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LENDERS
LIQUID MONEY
PUBLIC SERVICES
LOANS
RESERVES
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
FINANCE
BANK POLICY
INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
BANKS
EXPENDITURE
TRANSACTIONS
SOVEREIGN DEBT
RISK NEUTRAL
OPPORTUNITY COST
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
SOVEREIGN RISK
FUTURE
VALUE
PRIVATE FINANCIAL SECTOR
CLAIM PAYMENT
BANK
RETURNS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
CREDIT
BUDGETS
COLLATERALIZATION
PUBLIC BUDGET
OPPORTUNITY COST
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
SAFETY NET
PRICE RISK
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
REPAYMENT
EXPENDITURES
CATASTROPHE BONDS
NATURAL DISASTER
FISCAL YEAR
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
BANK POLICY
INSURANCE PREMIUM
MARKET
DEFAULT
LOCAL CURRENCY
RISK PROFILE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
LEVY
INSURANCE
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
CONTINGENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBT
PRICE RISK
INVESTMENT
RISK
BOND
SAFETY NETS
INDIRECT COST
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
DEBT REPAYMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MONEY MARKET
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
BORROWING
INVESTMENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
LENDING
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
SWAPS
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSTRUMENT
LINE OF CREDIT
GOVERNMENTS
LIABILITIES
ARREARS
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
BOND PREMIUM
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
NATURAL DISASTERS
INVESTING
spellingShingle CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
LINE OF CREDIT
HOLDING
LIABILITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILE
VALUATION
INTEREST
RATE OF RETURN
CLAIM PAYMENT
RISK NEUTRAL
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
MORAL HAZARD
INSURANCE PRODUCT
INTEREST RATE
OPTION
EXCHANGE
STRATEGIES
SERVICES
FINANCIAL CRISES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
REPAYMENTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PORTFOLIO
BONDS
MARKET INSTRUMENTS
LOAN
DEBT REPAYMENTS
PRICING
PROJECTS
RESERVE FUND
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
INTEREST RATE
CLAIM PAYMENTS
SAVING
RESERVE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INSTRUMENTS
SAFETY NETS
BUDGET
PRESENT VALUE
SAVINGS
CURRENCY
NATURAL DISASTER
MORAL HAZARD
DISBURSEMENT
INSURANCE MARKETS
INSURANCE PRODUCT
FINANCES
FIXED COSTS
INTEREST RATES
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
NATURAL DISASTERS
RESERVE FUND
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MARKETS
DEBT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL CRISES
CATASTROPHE BONDS
INTEREST RATES
RETURN
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LENDERS
LIQUID MONEY
PUBLIC SERVICES
LOANS
RESERVES
GOVERNMENT FINANCING
FINANCE
BANK POLICY
INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
BANKS
EXPENDITURE
TRANSACTIONS
SOVEREIGN DEBT
RISK NEUTRAL
OPPORTUNITY COST
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
SOVEREIGN RISK
FUTURE
VALUE
PRIVATE FINANCIAL SECTOR
CLAIM PAYMENT
BANK
RETURNS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
CREDIT
BUDGETS
COLLATERALIZATION
PUBLIC BUDGET
OPPORTUNITY COST
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
SAFETY NET
PRICE RISK
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
REPAYMENT
EXPENDITURES
CATASTROPHE BONDS
NATURAL DISASTER
FISCAL YEAR
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
BANK POLICY
INSURANCE PREMIUM
MARKET
DEFAULT
LOCAL CURRENCY
RISK PROFILE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
LEVY
INSURANCE
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
CONTINGENT DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBT
PRICE RISK
INVESTMENT
RISK
BOND
SAFETY NETS
INDIRECT COST
MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
DEBT REPAYMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MONEY MARKET
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
BORROWING
INVESTMENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
LENDING
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
SWAPS
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSTRUMENT
LINE OF CREDIT
GOVERNMENTS
LIABILITIES
ARREARS
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS
BOND PREMIUM
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
NATURAL DISASTERS
INVESTING
Clarke, Daniel
Mahul, Olivier
Poulter, Richard
Teh, Tse Ling
Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No 7721
description This paper proposes a framework for ex ante evaluation of sovereign disaster risk finance instruments available to governments for funding disaster losses. The framework can be used by governments to help choose between different financial instruments, or between different combinations of instruments, to achieve appropriate and financially efficient strategies to fund disaster losses, taking into account the risk of disasters, economic conditions, and political constraints. The paper discusses the framework in the context of a hypothetical country, with parameters selected to represent a disaster-prone small island state. The paper shows how a mix of instruments can be chosen to minimize the economic opportunity cost given the underlying disaster risk faced and prevailing economic and financial conditions.
format Working Paper
author Clarke, Daniel
Mahul, Olivier
Poulter, Richard
Teh, Tse Ling
author_facet Clarke, Daniel
Mahul, Olivier
Poulter, Richard
Teh, Tse Ling
author_sort Clarke, Daniel
title Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework
title_short Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework
title_full Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework
title_fullStr Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating Sovereign Disaster Risk Finance Strategies : A Framework
title_sort evaluating sovereign disaster risk finance strategies : a framework
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26510520/evaluating-sovereign-disaster-risk-finance-strategies-framework
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24637
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