Stewart McCulloch

Stewart McCulloch
World Vision's VisionFund global insurance director

Stewart McCulloch is the global insurance director of VisionFund International, the microfinance division of World Vision, the child-centric relief, development and advocacy INGO. He is responsible for the provision of insurance products to VisionFund’s 1 million clients and the development of financial safety nets to help these clients deal with climate and other similar shocks. Prior to joining VisionFund, McCulloch had a 30-year career in international insurance, including leading an international insurance broker as CEO.

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Wednesday
February 21
2018

Stewart McCulloch

Finance Responds to Climate Change: How ‘Recovery Lending’ Can Help Victims of Weather-Related Disasters

Natural disasters leave U.S. communities reeling – but those impacted generally have an insurance safety net. When climate-related catastrophes strike poorer populations, it is almost impossible to recover fully. In fact, every year natural disasters force 26 million people further into poverty. Stewart McCulloch of VisionFund International details a novel disaster insurance program that leverages big data climate models to support nearly 700,000 families with "recovery lending."

Categories
Environment, Impact Assessment

Tags
Base of the Pyramid, climate finance, insurance, lending, microfinance, poverty alleviation, smallholder farmers

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