Features
Why inclusive insurance is vital in closing the gender protection gap
Women play a crucial role for economic development, and yet they are often excluded from financial products. To meet SDG 5, insurance can be considered as a key mechanism for women’s economic empowerment and resilience; but to do this, barriers need to be broken down and customer-centric, tailored services that truly meet emerging women’s specific needs must be provided.
Innovation Corner: Blockchain: reaching the last-mile customer
Why should insurers look at the benefits of blockchain? And what part does microinsurance have to play in this phenomenon? We shine a light on these and other challenges to try and see whether the global insurance industry really does have a chance of reaching the last-mile customer.
Country Focus: Senegal
Senegal is a leader in terms of financial inclusion compared with many of its West African neighbours, and while much still remains to be done, this country report highlights some of the key achievements, challenges and opportunities for this coastal state. Our full country briefing notes are available to download free of charge for members but also for non-members to purchase.
MiN & Members: Events
- ADA: Training in agricultural and rural finance (FAR 2022) | Apply by 18 February
- Actuaires du Monde: Inaugural Congress – hybrid format | Skopje, North Macedonia & virtual from 31 March to 1 April 2022 | Register now
- European Microfinance Platform & Financial Inclusion Forum UK: How can FSPs ensure access to affordable health care? | Register now
- GIZ: ASEAN Capacity Building Workshop | Scaling up innovative, inclusive insurance in agricultural value chains to build climate resilience in ASEAN | read article
- MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman in panel at IFAD-EC eGFRID event: Remittances and investment: how migrants finance sustainable development | watch webinar
MiN & Members: News, Blogs & Resources
- MiN: Senegal Country Briefing Note | Download report
- ADA launches new-look webpage for its Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme - SSNUP
- Democrance and Tokio Marine partner to help optimise digital insurance sales
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: Social Finance Brief – Seguros Futuro | download now
- Insurance Development Forum reflects on a milestone year of impact in 2021: Download Annual Report
- Lessons learned in designing and implementing inclusive insurance programmes in Latin America
- MIC Global receives ‘in-principle’ approval to launch Lloyd’s syndicate
- MiCRO: Catastrophic agricultural insurance for smallholder farmers in Guatemala
- MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman: Mortality of dairy cows in Georgia – Understanding death and risk management in the Kakheti region | download report
- UNDP’s IRFF: Sustaining development via insurance and risk finance solutions in 8 countries
MiN & Members: Jobs
- MiN: Landscape Coordinator, Africa (Consulting role) | Read more & apply by 7 March
- ADA: Investment Manager | Find out more about this opportunity and apply by 28 February
- Blue Marble: Latin America Operations Manager | View details and apply
- Blue Marble: Central America Operations Manager | View details and apply
- Etherisc: Project Manager
- WFP: Climate Risk Insurance Expert | Deadline to apply: 24 February
- WFP: Programme Policy Officer (Insurance and Resilience Specialist) based in The Gambia | Deadline to apply: 23 February
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