Games teach insurance and disaster resilience

It hits differently when a classroom full of curious school kids become engrossed in a game — not from a digital gadget, but from a classic board game.

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The game, called Master of Disaster (MOD), features a map and play cards with images and icons indicating storms, floods, earthquakes and fires.

Morbid? Not for the kids and their teacher, who find the game as encouraging as it is educational. While the goal is to win just like in any game, MOD provides the kids with the opportunity to learn how to prepare and plan for various disasters, including the value of non-life insurance.

Each player recognizes the need to make choices, whether to spend available resources on rebuilding, or invest on preparing through insurance.

A winning partnership for the curriculum

The initiative is part of a new collaboration between the Yuchengco Group of Companies (YGC), through its affiliate Malayan Insurance Co. Inc. (Malayan) and the nonprofit Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST).