Our Publications

Expertise and calls to action as public goods

Knowledge Resources

Capacity development in insurance and risk management is a major need expressed by Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs). This section provides access to different publications, articles and tools that enable learning.

Publications

The IDF produces its own and joint publications as public goods. To facilitate knowledge exchange and capacity development. And to provide recommendations for action that can facilitate the use of insurance capabilities and solutions to enable resilience. To help build future-ready nations.

IDF 2025 Annual Review

IDF today published its 2025 Annual Review. Marking 10 years of action to close global protection gaps, it issues a clear call to accelerate progress as climate shocks, fiscal pressure and systemic risk intensify worldwide.

February 19, 2026

Increasing Insurability to Close Protection Gaps

This paper outlines the challenges and sets out a comprehensive agenda to address one of the world’s most urgent challenges: the widening divide between insured and uninsured losses from natural catastrophes, or the protection gap

November 13, 2025

From Risk to Resilience: How Insurance Can Mobilise Disaster Finance and Climate Investment in Vulnerable Economies

This paper by the IDF-Bridgetown Initiative Partnership presents recommendations for action by Governments, MDBs, insurers and regulators to help close the disaster protection gap, mobilise capital, and shift development finance from reactive to resilient.

June 23, 2025

Combining Expertise and Financing Solutions from Public Development Banks and Insurers to respond to Climate Risk

A call to action for Public Development Banks (PDBs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), national governments, and supranational agencies to more systematically integrate considerations of climate risks and risk reduction across their operations.

June 16, 2025

Risk Modelling Steering Group Strategy – 2025 Update

The Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG) is an expert working group of the Insurance Development Forum. It is international in nature and its 70+ participants are drawn from the insurance industry, vendor modelling organisations, IGOs, NGOs and the scientific research community.

March 17, 2025

Inclusive Insurance in the Philippines: Country Diagnostic and Roadmap

The report provides an outlook of the inclusive insurance market in the Philippines, based on the social and economic outlook of the country and its risk profile, the current range of available products, and existing gaps in risk management solutions for vulnerable populations.

August 18, 2023

Flood Risk Modelling to Support Risk Transfer: Challenges and opportunities in data-scarce contexts

This report is part of the ongoing partnership between the World Bank, through its Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP), and the Insurance Development Forum to deliver joint analytical and technical products to inform the design of financial (market-based) instruments and policy reforms for increased financial resilience and protection for people, communities, businesses, and public institutions vulnerable to climate shocks and disasters.

February 13, 2023

Insurance Development in Emerging Markets: The role of public policy and regulation

Building on research and expert interviews conducted in 14 emerging economies, this joint report by The Geneva Association and Insurance Development Forum examines the role of public policy and regulation in developing a robust and competitive re/insurance market to help protect societies, support economic development and increase resilience.

June 9, 2022

Risk modelling standards and best practices for companies engaged in IDF projects

The following is a set of standards and best practices covering risk modelling activity for IDF projects. All projects of the Sovereign and Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group should adhere to these standards and are encouraged to follow the best practices.

May 16, 2022

Insuring Resilience – Critical Legal, Regulatory and Policy Architecture

This report is intended to raise awareness of the importance of the proper legal, regulatory and policy environment in promoting resilience and by extension sustainable economic development.

July 19, 2021

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