Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity for P&C Insurance Systems Using AWS CloudFormation and Elastic Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery and business continuity have become critical considerations in the rapidly evolving digital infrastructure of Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance systems. As more organizations shift their core systems to the cloud, the necessity for efficient, scalable, and cost-effective disaster recovery strategies has increased. This paper explores how Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation and Elastic Disaster Recovery (DRS) provide robust disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for P&C insurance systems. By leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through AWS CloudFormation, P&C insurers can automate the deployment and scaling of recovery infrastructure, reducing downtime and maintaining data integrity during a disaster. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery offers seamless replication, rapid failover, and cross-region recovery capabilities that ensure business continuity even in the most critical scenarios. This paper also analyzes how the AWS Well-Architected Framework aligns with these technologies, ensuring operational excellence, security, and performance efficiency. Case studies from leading insurance companies are reviewed to demonstrate real-world implementations and the value of adopting cloud-based disaster recovery strategies.