National Presentation Republic of Serbia SEMINAR: Insurance as a method for Disaster Risk Reduction in SEE 23-24 April 2013 Berovo, Macedonia.

National PresentationNational Presentation

Republic of SerbiaRepublic of Serbia

SEMINAR: “Insurance as a method for Disaster Risk Reduction in SEE”23-24 April 2013

Berovo, Macedonia

IntroductionIntroduction

DANGER FROM THE DESASTER RISKS

Concentration of populations Fast urbanization

Complex properties of hazardous areas

Emergency Situations LegislationEmergency Situations Legislation

Disaster - any natural or other hazard and event that causes a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, or event caused by war destruction or act of terrorism

Disaster Risks:Disasters caused by natural hazards Disasters caused by human factors - war risks and terrorism

Law on Emergency SituationsLaw on Emergency Situations

Adopted in December 2009 by the Serbian National Assembly

Establishes the framework for providing protection and rescue in the event of disaster risks

Protection and rescue system of persons, material, cultural goods and environment from: Natural disasters, Technical and technological

hazards – accidents, Catastrophes, Consequences of terrorism, wars and other large scale disasters

Basic principles of protection and rescue

Strategic Framework Strategic Framework

National Security Strategy, Ministry of Defense

Basis for the preparation of strategic documents: all areas of social life and functioning of state bodies and institutions,

Objective: Preserve and protect the security of the citizens, the society and the state

National Strategy of Emergency Protection and Rescue of the Republic of Serbia

Define and establish the national coordination mechanisms and programme guidelines for risk reduction, protection and

mitigation of the consequences of natural and other disasters

Vulnerability Assessment of the Republic of Serbia as regards natural and other disasters

National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Protection and Rescue

in Emergencies

National Plan of Protection and Rescue in Emergency Situations

Sector for Emergency ManagementSector for Emergency Management Ministry of InteriorMinistry of Interior

Serbian systematic and serious approach to the problems solution and disaster risk reduction

Objective: Establish the integrated protection and rescue system in emergency situations

2009. Merging of the sectors: Sector for Protection and Rescue of Ministry of Interior; Secretariat for Emergency Situations of the Ministry of Defense; units in charge of chemical accidents from former Ministry of Environment and Spatial planning; and Sector for Anti-Hail Defense of

the Republic Hydro-meteorological Service.

The role of insurance in Risk The role of insurance in Risk Reduction in Emergency SituationsReduction in Emergency Situations

The characteristics of Natural Hazards: they do not occur regularly they are very harmful for the population and their

property they impact the large population and damage large

material values they could be caused by natural or human factors

Insurance: Critical part of a comprehensive disaster risk

management strategy Potential to play an important role in Disaster Risk

Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

Developed CountriesDeveloped Countries

Insurance - key role in Disaster Risk Management, by providing the financial compensation

The capacity of individual insurance companies/ the total world insurance and reinsurance market is restricted

Limitation of the possibility of accepting some disaster risks into insurance or reinsurance

Developing CountriesDeveloping Countries Expectations and requirement for help and support are almost

exclusively addressed to the state Natural disasters in Serbia recorded a growing trend in the past

hundred years:

Period 1900-1940 1960-1970 1980-1990 1990-2000

No. of natural disasters

400 700 2000 2800

2009 - 700 persons were killed

- Material damage was assessed to ~ 2.1 bill $

FEB, 2012 - 30 persons were killed

- Material damage was assessed to ~ 0.36 bill $

JAN-NOV, 2012 - 18.115 fires occurred

- Material damage was assessed to ~ 0.04 bill $

Guidelines for further activities in DRRGuidelines for further activities in DRR

1. The establishment of a new regulatory framework providing protection of insured and efficient insurance activities (determination of appropriate insurance cost for these risks, and extension of the list of standard risks)

Risk assessments should be the base for the future establishment of the tariff system for insurance of disaster

risks. Plans of Protection and Rescue in Emergency Situations should be used as guidelines to identify the possibilities and needs to invest the prevention funds,

aimed at disaster risk reduction.

Guidelines for further activities in DRRGuidelines for further activities in DRR

2. A planned and systematic approach that will be reflected in the establishing of funds for disasters control and mitigation is necessary. This will provide a strategic approach to disaster risk management

3. Public-private cooperation is needed. The state, together with insurance companies should have the prevention role, in terms of disaster risk reduction (environmental protection, development of new risk maps, development of risk statistics etc.)

Guidelines for further activities in DRRGuidelines for further activities in DRR

4. Continuous education of the citizens in order to increase their awareness of the importance of insurance as protection from all risks, including the disaster risks

5. Cooperation between institutions at all levels, which could be useful to the overall social community, providing equal conditions for advancement.

ConclusionsConclusions

Existing insurance and reinsurance companies, in cooperation with the state,

should be able to gradually, and in an organized and secure manner, address these

challenges Insurance and reinsurance companies

should work together on setting up a framework for the providing of insurance services and handling of disaster risks

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION