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Closing the gap: Flood protection for Bangladesh
Flooding is a key cause of persistent poverty in Bangladesh. In a first pilot, more than 1500 households benefit from a flood insurance scheme through a local NGO. The scheme uses pre-defined measurements of water level and flooding duration to offer emergency compensation in the case of floods. This is less expensive and more efficient than assessing specific flood losses on an individual household level.
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Closing the gap: Safeguarding livestock in Kenya
Most Kenyans live in rural areas and depend on small livestock herds to make a living and feed their families. The increasing frequency of drought through climate change is an existential threat. Insurance could be the answer. But how can you reach communities that have never seen an insurance agent?
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Closing the insurance gap in livestock
Every few years, epidemic disease outbreaks cause death to millions of cows, pigs or chickens. Besides harming animals, such outbreaks are also a financial disaster for the farmers – unless they have adequate insurance to help them recover and stay in business.
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05/2015 Underinsurance of property risks: closing the gap
The global insurance industry gained momentum in 2014, even though the economic environment improved only marginally, says Swiss Re's latest sigma study. Total direct premiums written were up 3.7% to USD 4 778 billion after having stagnated the previous year. The life sector returned to positive growth, with premiums up 4.3% after a 1.8% decline in 2013, and non-life premium growth accelerated to 2.9% from 2.7%. A notable feature of the renewed momentum across the insurance industry was a significantly stronger performance in the advanced markets.
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Closing the financial gap: Public-private innovations in disaster risk financing
New forms of public-private insurance solutions hold the key to financing disaster risks, says a new Swiss Re report. “Closing the financial gap” features some of our most innovative transactions and shows how governments in different regions have used risk transfer products to prepare for the economic consequences of catastrophic events.
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Closing the gap - Disaster risk financing: Smart solutions for the public sector
Natural catastrophes are increasing in frequency and severity. What is more, the gap between economic and insured losses has remained stubbornly large. The consequences are especially severe in emerging markets, which are both the worst hit and the least prepared.
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05/2015 Underinsurance of property risks: closing the gap
Natural catastrophes are increasing in frequency and severity. What is more, the gap between economic and insured losses has remained stubbornly large. The consequences are especially severe in emerging markets, which are both the worst hit and the least prepared.
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Closing the gap: Support for Thailand‘s rice farmers
Understanding the importance of proper risk management is key for farmers worldwide, especially in countries where a large portion of the population still earns a living from agricultural activities. Natural catastrophes are increasing in number and severity, and rural communities are usually among the most severely affected. Thailand is no exception.
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Closing the gap: Protecting China's cotton crop against low temperatures
Swiss Re China delivers first low temperature weather index insurance (WII) programme for cotton. The scheme solves the problem of reduced crop yields from cold weather not addressed by traditional multi-peril agriculture insurance (MPAI) products.
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Closing the Nat Cat protection gap: Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta is at the centre of Indonesia’s economic growth. But the city is highly exposed to earthquake and flood risk, and only a small part of its economy is insured against natural disasters. This means that individuals, businesses and the government would have to shoulder most of the financial burden.
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