Insurance Protection for Climate-Resilient Progress
Patrick Lenain | 27 March 2026
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Op-Eds | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Insurance,
Vietnam This op-ed was first published in the Vietnam Investment Review. The World Bank has estimated that about $300 billion of the country’s commercial and industrial assets are vulnerable to climate-related disasters. Patrick Lenain, senior associate at the Council on Economic Policies, looks at the gaps
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From Risk to Resilience. Closing the Climate Insurance Protection Gap
Jérôme Crugnola-Humbert | 8 September 2025
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Inequality,
Insurance When insurers stop covering climate risks, these risks are transferred onto individuals, businesses, and taxpayers. Insufficient insurance coverage not only undermines the financial system’s ability to absorb shocks but also has wider economic, fiscal, and social repercussions.
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Climate Adaptation and the Insurance Protection Gap: Market Challenges and Policy Options
30 June 2025 | Online | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Climate Change,
Financial Governance,
Insurance,
Systemic Risks As climate-related risks escalate, rising hazards and exposures increasingly threaten the availability and affordability of insurance coverage. Individuals and businesses face a growing insurance protection gap.
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Governing Insurance for Financial Stability and Environmental Sustainability
Jérôme Crugnola-Humbert | 20 December 2024
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Environmental Risks,
Financial Stability,
Insurance,
Macroprudential Policy Despite its links to climate and nature risks (for instance, through insurance against natural catastrophes), the insurance sector has so far received insufficient attention from most policymakers, regulators and supervisors.
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