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Explore practical information on assessing natural catastrophe insurance protection gaps and developing public-private insurance partnerships, based on the based on the IAIS-World Bank Group input paper for the G20. Choose a topic to see its overview, related pages and resources.
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Assess protection gaps and exposure to NatCat risk
Understand the scale and drivers of protection gaps, starting with risk assessment and data collection.
Design and implement public-private insurance programmes
Explore how public and private partners can work together to address natural catastrophe protection gaps.
In development
Further modules are planned on:
- Strengthening financial literacy and risk awareness
- Parametric insurance
- Promoting insurance availability and affordability
- Incentivising risk reduction
- Implementing sound supervisory systems
Resources
| Source | Title | Format | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAIS-World Bank | IAIS-World Bank Group input paper for G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group input paper on identifying and addressing NatCat protection gaps | Report | The input paper developed with the World Bank Group serves as a “guide for action” to help jurisdictions narrow NatCat insurance protection gaps. The paper outlines practical and implementable actions that governments, supervisors, and the insurance industry can take, with a particular focus on EMDEs. | 2025 |
| OECD | Protection Gaps in Insurance for Natural Hazards and Retirement Savings in Asia | Report | Two major protection gaps that have been identified globally are retirement savings and insurance coverage for natural hazards. This report provides an overview of these gaps in selected Asian countries, assesses the drivers and provides policy options to address them based on international good practices. | 2025 |
| Insurance Development Forum | Increasing Insurability to Close Protection Gaps | Report | Examines barriers to insurability and presents a roadmap of actions to make risks insurable and narrow NatCat protection gaps | 2025 |
| IAIS | A call to action: the role of insurance supervisors in addressing natcat protection gaps | Report | Outlines the role that insurance supervisors can play in addressing natural catastrophe protection gaps | 2023 |
| Financial Stability Institute (FSI) | FSI Connect E-learning platform | Training | FSI Connect is available exclusively to central banks, supervisory authorities, deposit insurers and other eligible public sector authorities and contains relevant topics on climate risks. | |
| Global Shield | Foundational learning in climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) Learning space for insurance supervisors (CDRFI, index insurance, supervision of climate-related risks) | Training | Access self-paced online courses, expert-led webinars, and other resources designed to strengthen foundational knowledge and capabilities in CDRFI. A dedicated learning space for insurance supervisors who are working to promote sound, inclusive and climate-reilience insurance markets. | |
| World Bank Group | Financial Protection Forum | Training/knowledge base | A knowledge platform offering research, tools and country expeiences on disaster risk financing and insurance. Its resources explore ways to close natural catatrophe insurance protection gaps, including through PPIPs. |