The Cook Islands : Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance

This country note is produced is part of The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment andFinancing Initiative (PCRAFI). The geographic spread of the Cook Islands poses logistical problems for any necessary post-disaster relief and response efforts. The...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ALLOCATION APPLICATIONS ATTACHMENT POINT BONDS BORROWING CAPACITY BROKERS BUILDING CODE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL MARKETS CAPTIVE INSURANCE CASH RESERVES CASUALTIES CATASTROPHE BONDS CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE COMPETITIVENESS CONTINGENCY PLANNING CONVENTIONAL INSURANCE COUNTRY RISK COVERAGE CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS CREDIT LINES CURRENCY CYCLONE EVENTS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DEBT DEBT OUTSTANDING DEBT REPAYMENT DEBT SERVICE DEBT SERVICING DEPOSIT DERIVATIVES DEVASTATION DEVELOPMENT BANK DISASTER DISASTER EMERGENCY DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISASTER FINANCING DISASTER INSURANCE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK FINANCING DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTER RISKS DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENTS DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC SOURCES EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE EARTHQUAKES ECONOMIC IMPACT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL CREDIT EXTREME EVENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESILIENCE FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISK-SHARING MECHANISMS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING REQUIREMENTS FIRE FLOODS FOREIGN AFFAIRS FORMS OF CREDIT FUNGIBLE GENERAL INSURANCE GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUE GRANT FUNDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING INCOME INCOME STREAM INCOME STREAMS INDEBTED COUNTRIES INDEMNITY INDEMNITY INSURANCE INSPECTIONS INSTRUMENT INSURABLE RISKS INSURANCE INSURANCE AGENTS INSURANCE BROKER INSURANCE BROKERS INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE LAW INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE PENETRATION INSURANCE PILOT INSURANCE POLICY INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE RATES INSURANCE REGULATION INSURANCE REGULATIONS INSURANCE SCHEME INSURANCE SUPERVISORS INSURED LOSSES INSURER INSURERS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION INVENTORY INVESTMENT CORPORATION ISSUANCE LACK OF COMPETITION LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUM LIFE INSURERS LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN REPAYMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MONETARY FUND NATIONAL EMERGENCY NATIONAL INVESTMENT NATURAL CATASTROPHE NATURAL CATASTROPHES NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NEGOTIATION NON-LIFE INSURANCE OFFSHORE MARKETS OPPORTUNITY COST PHYSICAL ASSETS PHYSICAL DAMAGE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PREMIUMS PRIVATE CATASTROPHE INSURANCE PROGRAMS PROPERTY INSURANCE PRUDENTIAL REGULATION PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION PUBLIC ASSETS PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC SPENDING RECURRENT EXPENDITURE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE REINSURANCE CAPACITY REINSURANCE CONTRACT REINSURANCE CONTRACTS REINSURANCE PREMIUMS REINSURERS RELIEF WORK RESERVE RESERVE BANK RESERVE FUND RESERVES RETURN RETURNS RISK ASSESSMENT RISK FACTORS RISK INSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT RISK POOLING RISK PREMIUMS RISK PROFILE RISK TRANSFER SAVINGS SETTLEMENT SMALL BUSINESSES SOLVENCY SOLVENCY REQUIREMENTS SOVEREIGN RISK STOCK EXCHANGES STORM STORM SURGE SWAP SWAPS TAX TAX CREDITS TAX INCENTIVES TERRITORIAL WATERS TOTAL COST TROPICAL CYCLONE TROPICAL CYCLONES TROPICAL STORMS TRUST FUND TRUSTEE TRUSTEES TSUNAMI TYPHOON UNDERINSURANCE UNDERWRITING VALUATION VALUATION DATE VALUATIONS WIND SPEED WITHDRAWAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24157490/cook-islands-country-note-disaster-risk-financing-insurance-cook-islands-disaster-risk-financing-insurance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21697