This event will explore the role that the insurance sector can play in addressing the risk management needs of poor and other vulnerable people in the developing world who are most affected by climate risk and natural disasters. This includes how stakeholders in the sector can collaborate and innovate to help reduce the “protection gap” and otherwise improve individuals’ resilience. The forum will take place after the 46th Conference and Annual General Assembly of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO), which runs from June 9 to June 12. This earlier event is organized by the South Africa-based Insurance Institute of South Africa.
Background on Organizers: The Consultative Forum is hosted by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), AIO, the InsuResilience Global Partnership, the Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii) and the Microinsurance Network.
IAIS is a Switzerland-based nonprofit organization whose members include insurance regulators and supervisors in about 140 countries. AIO is a Cameroon-based NGO that aims to develop the insurance sector in Africa and promote inter-African cooperation in the field. The InsuResilience Global Partnership is a Germany-based effort that connects the Group of 20 (G20) large economies and other stakeholders in an effort to protect poor and vulnerable people against natural disasters through climate and disaster risk finance and other insurance solutions. A2ii is a Germany-based partnership of development organizations that aims to decrease vulnerability by supporting government supervisors of the insurance industry. The Microinsurance Network is a 100-member nonprofit organization that is based in Luxembourg and connects insurers and other stakeholders that seek to improve insurance coverage for people with low incomes.
Cost: None.
Event Website: https://microinsurancenetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?id=224
For more information, you may contact the Microinsurance Network via +352 26 29 78 or the form at https://microinsurancenetwork.org/groups/contact.
By Jolene Khor, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources
16th Consultative Forum on Climate and Disaster Risk
https://microinsurancenetwork.org/civicrm/event/info?id=224
46th African Insurance Organisation Conference and Annual General Assembly
http://african-insurance.org/aio-events/46th-aio-conference-and-annual-general-assembly/
Access to Insurance Initiative homepage
https://a2ii.org/
African Insurance Organisation homepage
http://african-insurance.org/
InsurResilience Global Partnership homepage
https://www.insuresilience.org/
Microinsurance Network homepage
https://microinsurancenetwork.org/
The Insurance Institute of South Africa homepage
https://www.iisa.co.za/
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