Mississippi river towns test parametric insurance to speed flood aid
Mississippi River Basin communities lack FEMA disaster declarations for quick relief. The MRCTI partnership with Munich Re will pilot a parametric insurance pool to rapidly fund emergency response after floods, using river gauges and watershed data to trigger payouts.
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