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About the Insurance Development Forum (IDF)

A unique public–private partnership, the IDF helps close protection gaps so that people, businesses and nations can recover faster from disaster, attract investment and thrive.

Led by industry and co-chaired by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank Group, the IDF aligns insurance expertise with public policy and development priorities to drive resilience. It brings together change agents from across sectors to help build future-ready nations.

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Steering Committee

Members

Michel Liès

Chair of IDF Steering Committee

Member Title

Chairman

Member Affiliation

Zurich Insurance Group

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Hope Murera

Deputy Chair of IDF Steering Committee

Member Title

Managing Director & CEO

Member Affiliation

ZEP-RE

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Alexander De Croo

Co-Chair of IDF Steering Committee

Member Title

Administrator

Member Affiliation

UNDP

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Tsutomu Yamamoto

Co-Chair of IDF Steering Committee

Member Title

Managing Director

Member Affiliation

World Bank’s MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency)

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Achim Kassow

Member of IDF Steering Committee

Member Title

Member of the Management Board

Member Affiliation

Munich Re

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Aki Hussain

Member of IDF Steering Committee

Member Title

Chief Executive Officer

Member Affiliation

Hiscox

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Operating Committee

Members

Ivo Menzinger

Ex-Officio Member of IDF Steering Committee & Chair of IDF Operating Committee

Member Title

Co-Founder & Chairman of the Operating Committee

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Niraj Verma

Ex-Officio Member of IDF Steering Committee & Co-Chair of IDF Operating Committee

Member Title

Practice Manager, Long Term Finance - Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice

Member Affiliation

World Bank

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Thomas Beloe

Ex-Officio Member of IDF Steering Committee & Co-Chair of IDF Operating Committee

Member Title

Director, Sustainable Finance Hub

Member Affiliation

UNDP

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Ekhosuehi Iyahen

IDF Secretary General

Member Title

IDF Secretariat

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Andre Belelieu

Member of IDF Operating Committee

Member Title

Head of Financial Services

Member Affiliation

WEF (World Economic Forum)

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Annette Detken

Member of IDF Operating Committee

Member Title

Head

Member Affiliation

ISF (InsuResilience Solutions Fund)

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Secretariat

Members

Ekhosuehi Iyahen

IDF Secretary General

Member Title

IDF Secretariat

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Kipkorir Koskei

IDF Director, Strategic Partnerships & Policy

Member Title

IDF Secretariat

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Eduarda Fontes

Associate

Member Title

IDF Secretariat

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Claudia V. Thyme

IDF Senior Adviser Strategy, Engagement & Programmes

Member Title

Director & Founder

Member Affiliation

AEBRA GmbH

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Pedro Pinheiro

Coordinator of IDF Inclusive Insurance Working Group (IIWG) & Sovereign and Humanitarian Solutions Working Group (SHS)

Member Title

Knowledge and Strategic Partnerships Manager

Member Affiliation

MiN (Microinsurance Network)

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Nick Moody

Coordinator of IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Co-Director

Member Affiliation

GRMA (Global Risk Modelling Alliance)

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Working Groups

Leadership

Jeffrey Manson

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Senior Vice President, Underwriting, Head of Global Public Sector Partnership

Member Affiliation

Renaissance Re

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Rachel Delhaise

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of the Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Chief Sustainability Officer

Member Affiliation

Convex

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Jenty Kirsch-Wood

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Head, Global Risk Management and Reporting

Member Affiliation

UNDRR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)

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Nick Moody

Coordinator of IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Co-Director

Member Affiliation

GRMA (Global Risk Modelling Alliance)

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Stuart Fraser

Technical Lead of IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Technical Lead

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Alastair Norris

Climate and Disaster Risk Expert of IDF Risk Modelling Steering Group (RMSG)

Member Title

Technical Expert

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Leadership

Saoirse Jones

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR)

Member Title

Executive Director, Global Head Public Sector Solutions, Zurich Resilience Solutions

Member Affiliation

Zurich Insurance Group

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Mathieu Verougstraete

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR)

Member Title

Resilient Infrastructure and Finance for Resilience Lead

Member Affiliation

UNDRR

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Leadership

Bill Marcoux

Member of IDF Operating Committee, Co-Chair of IDF Law, Regulation & Resilience Policies (LRRP) Working Group and Co-Chair of IDF Infrastructure Task Force (ITF)

Member Title

Partner

Member Affiliation

WCM Advisory

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Mariana Jiménez-Huerta

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Law, Regulation & Resilience Policies (LRRP) Working Group

Member Title

Director, Regulatory Policy & Government Relations

Member Affiliation

Prudential plc

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Hannah Grant

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Law, Regulation & Resilience Policies (LRRP) Working Group

Member Title

Senior Advisor

Member Affiliation

Global Shield Secretariat

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Leadership

Karina Whalley

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Sovereign & Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group

Member Title

Head of Public Sector

Member Affiliation

AXA Climate

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Ruth Lux

Member of IDF Operating Committee

Member Title

Co-Chair of IDF Sovereign & Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group

Member Affiliation

IDF

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Sophie Evans

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Sovereign & Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group

Member Title

Associate Director – Advisory

Member Affiliation

Centre for Disaster Protection

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Mathieu Dubreuil

Member of the IDF Operating Committee and Ad. Int. Co-Chair of IDF Sovereign & Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group

Member Title

Lead Programme Advisor for Climate and Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance

Member Affiliation

World Food Programme

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Sumati Rajput

Ad. Int. Member of IDF Operating Committee and Ad. Int. Co-Chair of IDF Sovereign & Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group

Member Title

Senior Financial Sector Specialist

Member Affiliation

World Bank

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Pedro Pinheiro

Coordinator of IDF Inclusive Insurance Working Group (IIWG) & Sovereign and Humanitarian Solutions Working Group (SHS)

Member Title

Knowledge and Strategic Partnerships Manager

Member Affiliation

MiN (Microinsurance Network)

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Leadership

Garance Wattez-Richard

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Inclusive Insurance Working Group

Member Title

CEO

Member Affiliation

AXA EssentiALL

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Sophie Sirtaine

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Inclusive Insurance Working Group

Member Title

Global Director, Financial Services and CEO, CGAP

Member Affiliation

World Bank

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Pedro Pinheiro

Coordinator of IDF Inclusive Insurance Working Group (IIWG) & Sovereign and Humanitarian Solutions Working Group (SHS)

Member Title

Knowledge and Strategic Partnerships Manager

Member Affiliation

MiN (Microinsurance Network)

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Leadership

Bill Marcoux

Member of IDF Operating Committee, Co-Chair of IDF Law, Regulation & Resilience Policies (LRRP) Working Group and Co-Chair of IDF Infrastructure Task Force (ITF)

Member Title

Partner

Member Affiliation

WCM Advisory

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Heike Schmitz

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Infrastructure Task Force (ITF)

Member Title

Partner

Member Affiliation

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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Jean-Baptiste Tricot

Member of IDF Operating Committee and Co-Chair of IDF Infrastructure Task Force (ITF)

Member Title

Chief Investment Officer

Member Affiliation

AXA

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