JP FABRI
Economist | Founder | Communicator
Economist
JP is an economist known for his practical, systems-based approach to policy, economic transformation, and national strategy. His work spans government advisory, central banking, and international institutions, where he has contributed to major reforms and long-term development agendas. He has advised multiple governments on productivity, resilience, employment and sectoral transformation, and has led the development of national strategies across various areas.
His expertise extends to small states and emerging economies, where he has authored and contributed to influential international reports, including resilience and governance frameworks adopted by the Commonwealth.
Recognised for depth, clarity, and impact, he brings a disciplined, evidence-driven perspective to complex challenges, helping governments and institutions design economic systems that are forward-looking, resilient, and inclusive.
Founder
A serial founder building ventures at the intersection of finance, technology, and resilience. He is the co-founder of Seed, a research-driven advisory firm operating across strategy, regulatory design, and economic policy; TapSeed, Africa’s emerging super-app for money; MyUbuntu, an insuretech transforming parametric insurance in Africa and recognised as a Lloyd’s Lab alumni; and ParametricMatters, an insuretech focused on protecting farmers against climate change.
Across these ventures, JP focuses on creating systems that broaden access, strengthen resilience, and unlock economic opportunity. His companies operate across Africa and emerging markets, developing solutions ranging from digital payments and financial ecosystems to climate insurance infrastructure.
As a founder, he is driven by bold problem-solving, disciplined execution, and a belief that innovation must deliver real, measurable impact.
Communicator
JP is a recognised economic communicator whose commentary and analysis feature regularly in local and international media. Known for clarity, depth, and a systems-thinking approach, he provides insight on economic transformation, resilience, and the future of finance. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, where he engages audiences on Africa’s economic trajectory, inclusive insurance, and the redesign of financial systems to serve vulnerable communities.
His communication work is grounded in both practice and purpose. Whether advising governments or building ventures, JP translates complex ideas into accessible narratives that inspire action and challenge conventional thinking. This commitment is reflected in his first book, Soulful Insurance, a manifesto reimagining insurance as a human-centred tool for dignity, resilience, and inclusion.
As a communicator, JP’s mission is to shift conversations toward systems that protect, empower, and expand opportunity; ensuring that finance evolves in service of people, not the other way around.
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In Soulful Insurance: Restoring Purpose to Protection, JP reimagines insurance not as a cold transaction, but as a human promise. Drawing on personal experiences, African fieldwork, and global innovation, this book challenges an industry to rediscover its soul; placing people, not policies, at its heart.
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ABOUT ME
JP Fabri is an economist with two decades of experience working across government, international institutions, and financial innovation. He began his career at the Central Bank of Malta, before serving as Economist and Speechwriter to the former Prime Minister of Malta, where he shaped economic communication during major global and regional crises.
He later developed the governance and resilience assessment framework adopted by the Commonwealth Secretariat, leading missions across the Caribbean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean. His advisory work spans national employment strategies, productivity reports, impact and evaluation studies, regulatory reforms, and major infrastructure projects through Seed, where he is a founding partner.
JP is also an experienced non-executive director in regulated financial services. He has held board roles in electronic money, payments, fund administration, and insurance companies. His work covers regulatory remediation, risk governance, digital transformation, and oversight of strsategic transformation.
As a co-founder, he has launched ventures that are helping Africa’s financial and climate resilience landscape: TapSeed, MyUbuntu, a Lloyd’s Lab–recognised insuretech and ParametricMatters.
JP is also Malta’s Ambassador to Small States and Islands and the Chair of the Malta Hub of the Commowealth Economic and Investment Council.
A regular commentator and international speaker on applied economics, Africa’s development, payments, and inclusive insurance, he is also the author of Soulful Insurance, a manifesto to restore purpose and humanity to protection systems.
Above all, JP is the father of two boys, Pippo and Gege, who ground his commitment to building better systems for the next generation.
HEAR FROM THOSE WHO'VE READ THE BOOK
Parametric insurance has the potential to redefine how our industry delivers resilience. This book captures that opportunity with clarity and purpose, showing how data, innovation, and humanity can come together to close protection gaps worldwide.
Dr Raveem Ismail
Founder, Trigger Parametric
Sound regulation is not a constraint but an enabler. By fostering trust, transparency, and innovation, it creates the foundation for insurance systems that serve people and economies alike. This book is a timely reminder of the human purpose regulation must always uphold.
Kenneth Farrugia
CEO, Malta Financial Services Authority
The role of insurance is to convert uncertainty to security. Ideally solidarity and empathy are baked into the policy and processing of claims, and profit is not the sole business driver. Rather, social impact is part of the revenue model to shareholders. Soulful Insurance is a thoughtful and necessary contribution to advancing inclusive finance globally based advocating for the above principles.
Margarete O. Biallas
Agrifinance Practice Lead , Financial Institution Group Africa
Agriculture is the backbone of Africa’s economies, yet also its greatest vulnerability. This book by JP Fabri, powerfully reimagines insurance as a tool of resilience for farmers, ensuring protection is not a privilege but a right. A timely call to put Africa’s people and agriculture at the heart of insurance innovation.
Cutherbert Masukume
Managing Director, AFC Insurance Company, Zimbabwe
In a climate-challenged Africa, insurance cannot just be a product- it must be a lifeline. As someone passionate about insurance as a force for good, I’ve always believed it should be a solution rooted in justice, dignity and resilience. This book channels that vision with clarity and conviction. It’s a bold and necessary call to action for all.
Leticia Boakye Danquah
Associate Director- Natural Resources Champion(West & Central Africa), wtw- Willis Towers Watson
Resilient agribusiness begins with resilient farmers, and insurance is central to that foundation. This book highlights how protection, when designed with people in mind, can unlock Africa’s agricultural potential and secure the future of our communities.
Daniel Opoku-Mensah
Expert in Agricultural Financing and Extension, Spartial Planning, Development Planning & Management, Ghana
Innovation isn't about technology - it's about the value we can create for other humans by behaving differently. This book is a necessary call to arms for insurance with empathy, before we inhabit an uninsurable world.
Dan Kay
Managing Partner, RapidWorks
Agriculture is the backbone of Africa’s economies, yet also its greatest vulnerability. This book powerfully reimagines insurance as a tool of resilience for farmers, ensuring protection is not a privilege but a right. A timely call to put Africa’s people and agriculture at the heart of insurance innovation.
Blessing Edemakhiota
Financial Inclusion Specialist, Nigeria
What struck me most in mentoring JP was his clarity of mission and refusal to lose sight of the human purpose at the heart of insurance. This book captures that spirit and it is both an industry challenge and a call to action. A thoughtful manifesto from someone determined to restore meaning to protection.
Mark Huxley
Mentor/Advisor - Huxley Advisory Limited
Immediate Past Master - Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs
Soulful Insurance is a bold and necessary rethink of our industry’s purpose. A book that will inspire both leaders and future talent to build protection with meaning.
Alex Bond
Director, FinPro London
Host of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast and Co-Founder We are Insurtech Women