The Check Shouldn’t Wait: Parametric Insurance as an Alternative to Claims-Based Aid
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Op-Ed Contest Spring 2026
By
John Miao
FEMA's disaster aid system is slow, bureaucratic, and increasingly broken. Parametric insurance, which pays out automatically when a disaster hits a measurable threshold, offers a faster and more reliable alternative that Congress should adopt as the foundation of federal disaster relief.


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