Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework

Natural disasters in APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economies have significant impacts on the economy and daily lives of the population. To minimize those impacts, a comprehensive policy package is required, which covers the key strands o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	PUBLIC ASSET DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE DISASTER RISK FINANCE CATASTROPHE INSURANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613121596701292494/Catastrophe-Insurance-Programs-for-Public-Assets-Operational-Framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34440

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spelling	okr-10986-344402021-05-25T09:50:04Z Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework World Bank PUBLIC ASSET DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE DISASTER RISK FINANCE CATASTROPHE INSURANCE Natural disasters in APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economies have significant impacts on the economy and daily lives of the population. To minimize those impacts, a comprehensive policy package is required, which covers the key strands of prevention, preparedness and response. The establishment of an insurance scheme to support the financial protection of public assets against disasters can form an important part of this package, alongside the use of complementary financial instruments within a broader disaster risk financing strategy, and investments in quality, resilient infrastructure and buildings to prevent losses. This report aims to synthesize peer-to-peer learning among APEC economies into a document that provides useful, practical guidance to finance officials about the design and implementation of catastrophe risk insurance programs for public assets based on case studies of APEC economies and beyond. 2020-09-15T18:54:02Z 2020-09-15T18:54:02Z 2020-08-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613121596701292494/Catastrophe-Insurance-Programs-for-Public-Assets-Operational-Framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34440 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Financial Sector Study Australia Colombia Japan Mexico New Zealand United Kingdom United States
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description	Natural disasters in APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) economies have significant impacts on the economy and daily lives of the population. To minimize those impacts, a comprehensive policy package is required, which covers the key strands of prevention, preparedness and response. The establishment of an insurance scheme to support the financial protection of public assets against disasters can form an important part of this package, alongside the use of complementary financial instruments within a broader disaster risk financing strategy, and investments in quality, resilient infrastructure and buildings to prevent losses. This report aims to synthesize peer-to-peer learning among APEC economies into a document that provides useful, practical guidance to finance officials about the design and implementation of catastrophe risk insurance programs for public assets based on case studies of APEC economies and beyond.
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title	Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework
title_short	Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework
title_full	Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework
title_fullStr	Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework
title_full_unstemmed	Catastrophe Insurance Programs for Public Assets : Operational Framework
title_sort	catastrophe insurance programs for public assets : operational framework
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/613121596701292494/Catastrophe-Insurance-Programs-for-Public-Assets-Operational-Framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34440
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