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CBF – Caribbean Reef Insurance Project

The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) is leading the development of a regional reef insurance programme to extend this model to the wider Caribbean. Funded by the InsuResilience Solutions Fund, the programme targets coral reefs in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. CBF acts as policyholder and coordinates post-hurricane response through National Conservation Trust Funds, which distribute payouts to local reef responders. When hurricane wind speeds exceed predefined thresholds near insured sites, payouts are automatically triggered, financing rapid coral restoration to minimise long-term ecological and economic losses.

Start - End Date
2025-2027
Country/Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Realm
Marine

Project details

Spatial Scale

Multi-national

Insurance Trigger Types

Parametric/Index

Insured Risks

Physical Risk to People, Assets, and Economic Activity, Risk to Natural Assets and Ecosystems


Insurance Scheme Targets

Local Communities

Insurance Scheme Developer Types

Public-Private-Partnership

Insurance Product Types

Insurance of natural assets

Partners

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), Willis Limited (WTW), Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund), InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF), National Conservation Trust Funds in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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NATURANCE

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