Policy Papers

Scaling Parametric Insurance in Asia
Parametric insurance has attracted growing interest across Asia as a potential tool to address protection gaps and strengthen financial resilience against natural catastrophes, climate risks,

Climate Change & Insurance: The Interaction of Physical and Transition Risks
Climate change affects the insurance industry through physical risks, such as extreme weather events and longer-term environmental change, and through transition risks arising from the

Climate Change & Insurance: Transition risks on the insurance industry
Climate change affects the insurance industry not only through physical risks such as extreme weather events and longer-term environmental change, but also through the way

Climate Change & Insurance: Physical risks on the insurance industry
Climate change is increasingly recognised as a multi-dimensional issue for the insurance industry. It gives rise to physical risks, such as extreme weather events and

Sustainable Private Health Insurance in Asia
Across many Asian markets, medical cost inflation has been significantly outpacing general price inflation, placing pressure on household affordability, fiscal sustainability for governments, and financial

Playbook on the Insurance Sector's Roles in Blended Finance at the Climate-Health Nexus
This playbook sets out, for the first time, a practical framework for how the insurance sector can engage in blended finance to close climate- and