Opinion: Insurance aid

The UK government announced plans to spend £30mn ($39mn) on
a London Centre for Global Disaster Protection over the weekend, in
an initiative that will help developing countries to be better
prepared to face natural disasters.
This included £8mn allocated to a pilot scheme that would
provide funding for countries to buy insurance cover against risks
such as drought.
You'd have thought this would be a feel-good announcement
for the government at a testing time - helping poorer nations