Successes and failures of compulsory risk mitigation: re-evaluating the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool.
The Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP) is one of the best practices of public-private partnerships in an emerging market designed to reduce economic losses from disasters. This paper reviews the application of this compulsory mechanism along with data relating to the performance of the scheme following recent earthquakes in Turkey. We also consider the current perceptions of Turkish society towards the TCIP and how they can be enhanced. Our conclusions aim to assist stakeholders in government, homeowners, insurance companies, media, banks and civil society to appreciate the value of the system and key actions necessary to improve it.
Director, Disaster Management Implementation and Research Centre, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
B Burcak
BB
Başbuğ-Erkan
Executive Board Member, Disaster Management Implementation and Research Centre, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozlem
O
Yilmaz
D004190:Disasters / Q000191:economics*; D055866:Earthquakes / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D015271:Insurance Pools; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011639:Public Opinion; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D012308:Risk Management; D014421:Turkey
Turkey; catastrophe; earthquake; insurance; mitigation policy