Insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an insurer, insurance company, insurance carrier or underwriter. A person or entity who buys insurance is known as an insured or as a policyholder. The insurance transaction involves the insured assuming a guaranteed and known relatively small loss in the form of payment to the insurer in exchange for the insurer's promise to compensate the insured in the event of a covered loss. …
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World Bank Group · 31 December 2024 English
services, vehicle rental, operation, maintenance and insurance, office space rental, building and equipment maintenances …
UN: The United Nations · 6 December 2024 English
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such as the Innovative Financing Committee, the Insurance Survey Board and the Digital Transformation Board …
Verisk Maplecroft · 21 November 2024 English
This report by Verisk Maplecroft provides an in-depth analysis of the global expansion of conflict zones from 2021 to 2024. Using data from the Conflict Intensity Index (CII) and ACLED, …
ending and has led to increased shipping and insurance costs. The fallout from Russia’s invasion of …
GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 20 November 2024 English
This would be important in order to complete the drafting and agreement on treaty text including all the core obligations needed to end plastic pollution across the life cycle of …
(Morocco) receive guaranteed salaries and health insurance. The workers in Rabat additionally receive access …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English
Every day, thousands of letters are sent from health authorities encouraging recipients to attend an appointment, vaccinations, cancer screening, or a health check-up, or engage in other health-related behaviours. Many …
participation is covered by your mandatory health insurance. The program is intended for all citizens aged …
WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English
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targeting such products: insurance costs (clinical trial insurance and liability insurance for drugs) and the …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 15 November 2024 English
Editor’s Note The climate crisis has evolved from a looming threat to an undeniable reality that demands immediate attention. The compounding and cascading effects of climate-induced extreme weather events are …
public finance is through the proliferation of insurance-based products. The OECD provides a useful framework … viable capital may be available for credit and insurance, consultancy services, afforestation and reforestation … services to support adaptation (e.g., credit and insurance) Consultancy services for adaptation27 … play budgetary allocation are required. Insurance Insurance emerged as a preferred instrument after developed … Management” and “Risk Insurance facilities, climate risk pooling and other insurance solutions”.30 There …
IIGCC: The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change · 15 November 2024 English
The PCRAM is made available for information only and with the understanding and expectation that each user will, with due care and diligence, conduct its own investigations and evaluations, and …
have a better understanding of PCR due to their insurance lines with catastrophe modelling capabilities … also be used to assess residual risk transfer to insurance (the point at which resilience investment is providing … methodology. 16 Some investors have pointed to insurance loss control reports at the due diligence stage … adequate resilience measures for the asset as insurance would have access to average reinstatement costs … investment could mean the risk remains material. Insurance is becoming increasingly expensive and, in some …
WEF: World Economic Forum · 15 November 2024 English
The awards recognize four categories We are grateful for the commitment of so many of social innovation: Social Entrepreneurs, partners in helping us to grow the ambition and Corporate Social …
to a report, “The State of TikTok and Zurich Insurance Group. Ahead Pledge. It has enabled outreach to …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 14 November 2024 English
The original full study1 tracks the evolution of EU contingent liabilities. Contingent liabilities for the EU budget have grown considerably in their magnitude and complexity and will continue to increase …
require that specific funding is set aside as an insurance buffer in the case of a default. The Common Provisioning …