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Colombia: Review of the Insurance System

This review of Colombia by the OECD's Insurance and Private Pensions Committee and Working Party on Governmental Experts on Insurance examines Colombia's position with respect to core principles related to insurance systems.

Financial Management of Flood Risk

This publication applies the lessons from the OECD’s analysis of disaster risk financing practices and the development of guidance to the specific case of floods. This report provides an overview of the approaches that economies facing various levels of flood risk and economic development have taken to managing the financial impacts of floods.

Latvia: Review of the Insurance System

This review of Latvia by the OECD Working Party of Governmental Experts on Insurance examines Latvia’s position with respect to core principles related to insurance systems.

Colombia: Assessment of the Regulatory Framework of Private Pensions

This review of Colombia by the OECD Working Party on Private Pensions examines Colombia’s position with respect to core principles related to pension systems.

OECD Conference on the financial management of flood risk

12-13 May 2016, Paris: This conference on the financial management of flood risks and building financial resilience in a changing climate provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge share experiences on effective approaches to managing flood risk.

Cyber risk insurance

The OECD project on cyber risk insurance has been launched to better understand cyber risk and insurance, and how cyber security and financial protection against losses from cyber attacks could be improved as the market develops.

Public consultation on a draft Recommendation on Disaster Risk Financing Strategies

The OECD invited public comment on an update of the Recommendation of the Council on Disaster Risk Financing Strategies between 15 January-15 April 2016. The consultation is now closed.

Analytical tools for the insurance sector

The OECD has been collecting and analysing official insurance statistics since the early 1980’s. In response to the financial crisis in 2008, the OECD has been expanding the scope of its Global Insurance Statistics exercise in order to extend its global reach.

Special session on climate change and the insurance sector

This event explored the potential contribution of the (re)insurance sector to climate change mitigation and adaptation, including: the role of the insurance sector in a climate change agreement; managing the financial risks of extreme events in a changing climate; investing in the transition to a low-carbon economy; and the role of regulators in addressing climate change risks.

Disaster Risk Financing - A global survey of practices and challenges