Fiscal Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing Options

World Bank Group

Fiscal Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing Options

2016

World Bank Group

The objective of the report is to raise awareness of the fiscal impacts that natural disasters have on the budget of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is envisioned to be used as a planning tool for the potential development of a comprehensive disaster risk financing and insurance strategy that would equip the Ministry of Finance with additional instruments to manage the contingent liability posed by disasters. Its recommendations are a starting point for a collaborative discussion with the government on the potential development of a broad program.

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agricultural insurance alliance assurance bank banks climate change credit damage disaster prevention disaster recovery disaster rehabilitation disaster relief disaster risk reduction disasters drought earthquakes farmers fire flooding food security hurricanes inflation information information systems insurance landslides losses mitigation natural disasters oil spills public safety relief risk risk analysis risk assessment risk management risk reduction safety savings storms technology thunderstorms tidal waves tornado tsunami tsunamis utensils volcanic eruptions war welfare

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General insurance; Damaged house; Reinsurer; Damages; Casualty; Disaster insurance; Terrorist; Natural hazard; Catastrophe coverage; Rates; Hail storm; Disaster risks; Relief operations; Disaster events; Accident; Insurance premium; Contingency planning; Private insurance; Insurers; Motor insurance; Relief supplies; Catastrophic event; Relief efforts; Microinsurance; Kitchen utensils; Indemnity; Victims; Natural disaster; Recovery operations; Natural catastrophe; Flood; Beneficiaries; Applications; Regulation of insurance; Legal framework; Terrorism; Loss; Natural hazards; Insurer; Nongovernmental organization; Impact of disasters; Insurance premiums; Claims assessments; Disaster risk; Programs; Droughts; Storm; Floods; Insurance brokers; Relief operation; Financial risk; Information system; Eruption; Catastrophe fund; Disaster management; Contingent liability; Disaster; Earthquake; Declaration; Riot; Volcanic eruption; Disaster reduction; Emergency response; Fire insurance; Landslide; Social assistance; Reinsurers; Reinsurance; Insurance industry; Relief assistance; Extreme events; Retrocessionaire; Eruptions; Regulation; Coverage; Risk exposure; Civil war; Risk insurance; Emergency; Risks; Medical assistance; Forest fire; Tropical storms; Emergency assistance; Catastrophic events; Natural catastrophes; Insurance companies; Emergency operation; Non-life insurance; Insurance company; Tropical cyclones; Life insurance; Brokers; Hurricane

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2016

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