PAKISTAN stands at the front lines of the global climate crisis. From heatwaves and droughts to devastating floods that threaten lives and livelihoods each year, the economic and human toll of climate ...

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As climate-fuelled disasters become more frequent and intense, companies, countries and aid workers are experimenting with new models of insurance and financial help to manage growing risks and losses ...

Between 2000 and 2019, India experienced the third-highest number of natural disaster events globally. The future looks grim as the frequency and intensity of these disasters are projected to increase ...

The warmest year on record was 2023. A report estimated that losses from natural disasters amounted to $280 billion in 2023, of which only about $100 billion was insured. The gap in insurance coverage ...

The world is heating up, and Asia remains the fastest-warming region, with temperatures rising more rapidly than the global average. The continent is also the world’s most-disaster affected due to ...

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Considering its 200-year history, parametric insurance has been slow to adopt, with conventional insurers regarding it as a niche proposition, suited for the hardest-to-insure exposures. Inflation and ...

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