Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility News

EU Contributes $15.8M to Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

The European Commission has agreed to contribute €14 million ($15.8 million) so the governments of Central American countries and the Dominican Republic can access to “low cost, high quality catastrophe risk insurance.” The agreement will be executed by the World …

CCRIF Members Complete Enhanced Catastrophe Portfolios for 2015-16

The 16 Caribbean member governments of CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility), the co-operative association that covers risks from natural catastrophes in the region, announced that they have completed their catastrophe insurance portfolios for 2015/2016. The bulletin …

Caribbean, Central American Countries Sign Cat Risk Insurance Partnership

The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN) and CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) have signed a memorandum of understanding that enables Central American countries to formally join the …

CCRIF in Pact with Jamaica Government for $100,000 Sandy Disaster Relief

On Friday April 12, 2013 the Government of Jamaica and the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing a donation of $100,000 made by CCRIF to the Government of Jamaica to support Jamaica’s post-disaster …

CCRIF Partners with Seismic Research Center for Quake, Volcano Risk

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of The University of the West Indies have entered into a partnership to enhance the Accelerometric Network in the Eastern Caribbean and Jamaica in order to strengthen …