Features
Myth-busting the informal economy
Workers in the informal economy are frequently depicted as vulnerable, exploited, and over-exposed to risk. But is the informal sector really as bad as it is portrayed as being – and how can those working in it manage their risks?
Connectivity is key when it comes to InsurTech
Digital barriers are all too common in emerging markets. Poor infrastructure and expensive data mean that insurance apps and digital platforms – no matter how well-designed – are often non-starters. We look at initiatives to get emerging markets online – and insured.
Unlocking women’s access to insurance
Women in emerging economies face a double challenge of greater risk and weaker protection. Head of Secretariat Hannah Grant explains why A2ii believes insurance supervisors are key to enabling low-income women to access affordable insurance products.
MiN & Members: Events
- ICII 2021 – Digital Edition: Save the Date 25-29 October 2021 | Registrations to open next week!
- Inclusive Insurance in the Central and Eastern Europe and the Transcaucasian (CEET) region | 1-2 September 2021 | Register now
- MiN Country Workshop – Morocco: Microinsurance, Financial Inclusion and Resilience | 9 September 2021 (exclusive to members and invitees only)
- a2ii: Capacity Building for Insurance Supervisors - Leveraging Actuarial Skills | 18 August – 16 September 2021 | Register now (deadline: 6 August)
- ADA: Save the date - African Microfinance Week 2021 | 18-22 October 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda
- Britam: SME webinar series: SMEs in Kenya: Risks & Mitigation strategies | Watch the recording
- European Microfinance Week 2021 to be held virtually from 17-19 November
- Fasecolda: Insurtech Colombia 2021 | 12-13 Agosto 2021 | Regístrese ahora
- IAIS-A2ii First Strategic Roundtable for Asian Supervisors | 10 August 2021 | Register now
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: “Inclusive insurance for SMEs” – online training | 30 August-1 September 2021 | Register now (deadline: 26 August)
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: Insurance for Development online course | 1 November-3 December 2021 | Application deadline: 27 September 2021
Premium: Country briefing notes
This month, check out insights from The Philippines! Every month, members will have access to new premium content, so stay tuned for more country briefing notes which accompany our Landscape of Microinsurance Study 2020 and the respective country workshops organised this year.
MiN & Members: News, Blogs, Jobs & Resources
- MiN Annual Report 2020 published!
- MiN Country brief: The Philippines (exclusive to members)
- MiN: Download all 30 Landscape 2020 country profiles
- IAA-MiN study: request for information on reasons for low claims ratios in microinsurance | Deadline: 18 August 2021
- A2ii:Invitation to tender – Gender mainstreaming of A2ii’s workplan | Deadline: 4 August 2021
- ADA: Annual Report 2020
- ADA & Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation: COVID-19 – the impact of the crisis on MFIs
- Allianz: 12-month internship in Life & Health with focus on Emerging Consumers | Apply by 7 September 2021
- APA Insurance: Kenyan Hospital Fund reforms should not impair private medical insurance
- AXA & Allianz: Global insurance and reinsurance leaders establish alliance to accelerate transition to net-zero emissions economy
- DHAN Foundation celebrates 25 years
- IFAD: INSURED programme launches Insurance Toolkit
- IFAD’s new investment programme to boost private funding of rural businesses and small-scale farmers
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: Call for proposals - Delivering risk management solutions through public-private partnerships in Africa | Deadline: 31 July 2021
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: “Seguros para el Desarrollo” — reflections on the first Latin American edition of our successful online course
- GIZ: Disaster Risk Finance for the Agriculture Sector
- Lessons so far: Beema Samiti-A2ii-UNCDF insurance supervisory capacity building support on inclusive and digital insurance
- UNEP-PSI to host V20 Sustainable Insurance Facility to protect MSMEs
- WFP: Agricultural insurance & digital payments – challenges of payment digitalization in rural areas of Senegal
Elsewhere in the sector...
- Actuaries of the World: 2 volunteer opportunities in Togo – Health microinsurance product for the vulnerable in LACS 1 community | Health microinsurance product for Order of Malta Hospital
- ACRE Africa, InsuResilience Solutions Fund & VanderSat: A new project offers smallholder farmers in Kenya the opportunity to insure themselves against the consequences of drought
- Blue Marble Microinsurance job openings
- CGAP and the future of financial inclusion
- e-MFP: Financial Inclusion Compass 2021 launched
- GSMA: Cybersecurity and mobile money – prioritising consumer trust and awareness
- Kingdom of Eswatini issues microinsurance regulations
- Sanlam Rwanda names woman CEO
- Swisscontact Bangladesh looking for Interventions and Communications Officer for its microinsurance activities | Apply by 1 August 2021
- Swiss Re - In 5 charts: world insurance outlook post-COVID-19