Join Insurance for Good on September 15 at 4:00 PM ET for our 2026 Research for Practice Webinar Series! Bimonthly hear from an expert discussing recent research and its implications for policy and practice. These sessions will discuss the evidence base on key insurance and risk management topics to guide decision-making. Short presentations will be followed by Q and A on how to best harness their insights for attendees.

Professor Paula Jarzabkowski will present her research into government insurance programs. These programs are not-for-profit entities set up to manage disaster insurance protection gaps and support post-disaster reconstruction within states, countries, or across multiple countries.

Based on her team’s research into government insurance programs around the world, she will focus particularly on those that are actively working to include risk mitigation and climate adaptation into insurance affordability and availability. Recognizing that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to these issues, she will conclude with some broader principles to consider across a range of contexts, including in the US.

Paula Jarzabkowski is Professor of Strategic Management at University of Queensland, Australia and City St George’s, University of London, UK.