In September of 2015, the United Nations adopted a new framework for development, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper provides an overview of the contribution of insurance to specific SDGs and their targets, using all 17 SDGs as the basis of the assessment. These were examined to identify which goals could significantly benefit from insurance as a risk protection mechanism to support their achievement.