The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has hired Samantha Cook from the World Bank, who brings deep experience in disaster risk insurance arrangements, including parametric risk transfer and instruments such as catastrophe bonds.
Samantha Cook has joined the Asian Development Bank (ADB) this month as Director, Disaster Risk Management and will be based in the Philippines.
The ADB is a financial institution that supports economic growth and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, with disaster risk financing and insurance an area of increasing activity and focus.
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