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Pilot Phase

Case Study

Ping An P&C – Forests Carbon Index Insurance

COUNTRY/REGION

China

START - END DATE

2021 - Ongoing

REALM

Terrestrial

Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance has developed a forest carbon sink remote sensing index insurance product that uses satellite technology to monitor forestry carbon sink accumulation/growth. It enables rapid underwriting, provides regular forest growth feedback and offers scientific management recommendations. The index insurance model facilitates rapid loss determination and claim settlement following disasters, with compensation directed toward post-disaster carbon sink rescue and forest resource cultivation. The product has launched in Hebei, Guangxi and Hunan provinces, providing RMB 15.582 million in carbon sink risk protection for 130,000 mu (86.7 million square metres) of forest land.

Insurance trigger type

The mechanism by which an insurance payout or financial response is activated

Parametric/Index

Insurance scheme target

Beneficiary of Insurance Scheme

Investors

Insurance scheme developer

The type of institution(s) providing insurance or guarantees

Private

Insured risk

The primary category of risk addressed or managed by the insurance solution.

Risk to Natural Assets and Ecosystems

Insurance product type

Adapted from UNEP FI framework subcategories

Insurance of natural assets

Partners:

Ping An P&C

Referred by:

UNEP FI