Published: Mon 5 Feb 2024

World Bank expands cat bond peril range and embeds insurance in financing options

The World Bank has approved an expansion of its catastrophe insurance offering as part of a suite of tools to strengthen its crisis preparedness and response toolkit.

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Published: Mon 5 Feb 2024

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