Parametric Insurance
African Risk Capacity disburses financing to fund pre-approved contingency plans to respond rapidly and predictably to disasters.
Risk Pooling & Risk Transfer
Employing innovative financing mechanisms, ARC Insurance Company Limited pools risk across Africa and transfers it to international risk markets.
Contingency Planning
African Risk Capacity works with governments and in-country experts to create coordinated contingency plans before catastrophe strikes.
Customised Early Warning
Africa RiskView is a state-of-the-art drought risk model & software that helps countries quantify their disaster risk & monitor drought impacts.
Latest News
African Risk Capacity Group / IGAD Multi-Stakeholder Sensitization Meeting for the IGAD Regional Economic Community
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group positions itself as a leader in disaster risk management in Africa
Le Groupe African Risk Capacity (ARC) se positionne comme un leader dans la gestion des risques de catastrophes en Afrique
Joint AU – ARC Press Release
Communiqué de presse conjoint UA – ARC
African Risk Capacity Limited Appoints 2 World-class Professionals as Non-Executive Directors
La Société d’assurance de la Mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques nomme 2 professionnels de classe mondiale en tant que directeurs non-exécutifs
Gender and DRM webinar training for Southern and Eastern Countries
ARC all staff webinar gender training
Latest Publications
Africa RiskView Mid-season report: SOUTHERN AFRICA
African Risk Capacity Position Paper: The Outbreaks & Epidemics product in the context of Covid-19
Africa RiskView Season monitoring bulletin – July 2019
Bulletin de suivi de la saison – Juillet 2019
End of Season report | Kenya (2018 Short Rains)
Rapport de fin de semis (Campagne Agricole 2019/2020) | Tchad
Our products and services
Drought Insurance
ARC’s initial product offering and the first parametric insurance
product for drought in the world, the drought risk model and insurance
product has helped African governments quantify their drought risk and
respond early to the impacts of drought events.
River Flood Insurance
Responding to pressing climate risks on the continent, African Risk Capacity is developing a risk model and parametric insurance product for river floods. The index-based insurance product will be the first of its kind globally and will respond to the disruptive impacts of river floods to African livelihoods and economies.
Tropical Cyclone
Addressing the climate risks of the South West Indian Ocean states, African Risk Capacity has been developing a product to provide rapid financing and early response to tropical cyclones and the wind, storm surge and wave damage that they cause.
Outbreaks & Epidemics Insurance
Following the devastating Ebola outbreak in West Africa, African Risk
Capacity is developing a parametric model and insurance product to
address countries’ financing needs in containing outbreaks of viruses
and diseases common to the African continent.
Drought Insurance
ARC is developing the Extreme Climate Facility (XCF), a data-driven, multi-year, insurance-like vehicle that will provide financial support to eligible AU countries based on a multi-hazard index. XCF will be a mechanism for African states to access financing to respond to the impacts of increased climate volatility.
Our Impact
ARC Member States
African Risk Capacity is run by 34 African Union Member States that signed the ARC Establishment Treaty to create a Specialised Agency dedicated to helping African governments improve their disaster risk management capacities.
Key Resources
Programme of Work
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ARC Group Strategy
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Gender Strategy
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