Area characterisation:
Freshwater, Terrestrial, Marine
Objective:
Broker risk transfer for nature projects
Financing:
Private
Potential impacts/benefits:
- Full lifecycle risk coverage for nature regeneration projects
- Non-delivery and counterparty protection for investors
- Professional indemnity for third-party experts
- Supports entire NbS financing pipeline from design to offtake
Actions:
Brokers bespoke risk transfer across the lifecycle of nature projects, serving developers, investors and credit buyers, third-party experts and nature-based solutions advisory (e.g. flood control via beavers, coastal protection via mangroves).
Organisations:
GaiaSicura Ltd., Lloyd's
Contacts:
Case study referred by NATURANCE. For more information, please contact: info@naturance.eu.
GaiaSicura is a UK-based licensed insurance broker specialising in bespoke insurance solutions for nature regeneration projects. The company works with specialist insurance markets to develop risk transfer mechanisms across the full lifecycle of nature projects, from design through establishment, offtake, and maintenance. Services span four client categories: project developers receive risk assessments, contract reviews, and comprehensive wrap-up insurance programmes; investors and credit buyers access coverage for non-delivery, counterparty risk, credit cancellation, buffer depletion, political risk, and green finance guarantees; third-party experts obtain professional indemnity insurance for errors and omissions; and nature-based solutions advisory services assist those seeking to utilise nature restoration for risk mitigation purposes such as flood control through beavers or coastal protection through mangroves.
Sustainable Development Goals:
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13. Climate action
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15. Life on land
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17. Partnerships for the goals