Features
Walking the fine line between prosperity and poverty
Insurance is a key element for providing protection to households and businesses, whether this be protection against crop failures, illness, changing market prices, natural disasters, theft, or even the impacts of climate change. For vulnerable communities, financial security can be the difference between poverty and prosperity; without it, even the slightest variation to income can push them into poverty.
The Microinsurance Network is on a mission to close the protection gap. Learn more about how knowledge exchange and the sharing of best practices among our community of experts and beyond is helping us achieve this.
Increasing the resilience of smallholder farmers
What is the role of MiN members in the Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (SSNUP), a ten-year project which aims to improve resilience and risk management for smallholder farmers in Africa, Latin America and Asia?
Through knowledge sharing and the financial support from impact investment funds, the programme hopes to bring multiple benefits to smallholder farmers and their communities, such as sustainable and efficient production methods, improved agricultural risk management, and strengthened agricultural value chains.
Country Focus: Rwanda
While insurance penetration in Rwanda is currently low, the country has a high financial inclusion rate and there is significant development potential for inclusive microinsurance development.
Important economic and structural reforms remain but there is a strong commitment from the public and private sectors to create an inclusive environment for insurance in this young and densely populated country.
Our monthly country reports are available for download both to members and non-members. Members can access the reports free of charge and non-members can purchase single-use licences.
MiN & Members: Events
- MiN, Cenfri, GIZ & ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: Expert Forum – “MSME Insurance: The role of different partners to offer products that matter for enterprises | 24 May from 3–4 pm CEST | Online | Register now
- MiN: Costa Rica country workshop | 26 May from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm CEST | Online | Register now
- International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2022: Call for proposals has been extended | Learn more and submit your proposal by 22 May
- MiN: Save the Date for our June Member Meeting (JMM) 2022 – celebrating 20 years of driving inclusion | 27-29 June | Online | Register now (members only)
- Microinsurance Master webinar – “How to thrive in microinsurance” | Wednesday, 25 May 2022 | Register now
- ILO online course: Financing Development: Navigating the landscape of financial instruments and mechanisms | 5 July – 6 August 2022 | Application deadline: 24 May 2022
- Munich Re Foundation, FinProbity Solutions & TAG | 7th Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Conference on Inclusive Insurance: Inclusive Insurance Business Models for Africa | 13-15 July 2022 in Livingstone, Zambia | Early Bird registration ends 31 May
- ICII 2021 Conference Report is now out! | Download report
MiN, Members & Partners: News, Blogs, Jobs & Resources
- MiN: Rwanda Country Briefing Note | Download report
- MiN & ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: Social Finance Brief – Segurísimo | Download
- A2ii is hiring – check out the vacancies & apply by 29 and 30 May
- ADA is looking for a Programme Officer | Deadline to apply: 6 June
- ADA: African MFIs explain how digitalisation has made them more efficient
- BIMA Ghana recognised as Tech Insurance Company of the Year
- Blue Marble is recruiting for multiple positions – find out more and apply now
- Blue Marble & SCBF: Iterating for climate resilience – Designing digitally-enabled agriculture insurance that works for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe | Download
- Britam & Cenfri: Encouraging the uptake of health insurance through SMS communication
- Cenfri is hiring – learn more about the job openings and apply!
- Democrance: Power of data in microinsurance and beyond
- DHAN Foundation holds Advanced Reflective Education and Training on Mutual Insurance
- Etherisc welcomes new team member
- European Microfinance Platform: Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 survey
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: Social Finance Brief – Pacífico Seguros | Download
- Kashf Foundation: Why we need to equalise access to finance
- Luxembourg Ministers visit and pledge support to organisations at the Maison de la Microfinance (in French)
- MiCRO & MicroInsurance Centre at MIlliman: Case study – MiCRO & Aseguradora Rural, Guatemala | Download
- MIC Global: InsTech interviews CEO Harry Croydon
- UNDP: Climate-vulnerable countries gain resilience through disaster risk finance and insurance
- Women’s World Banking network members reflect on championing financial inclusion
- World Food Programme publishes 2021 Climate Risk Insurance Annual Report | Download now
Elsewhere in the sector...
- Center for Financial Inclusion: Inclusive finance must be inclusive – Q&A with Joanna Ledgerwood, CFI Advisory Council member
- Crop insurance in Tanzania: The case for area yield index insurance
- Five steps to improve innovation in the insurance industry
- Ghana VP says insurance services will be modernised through digitalisation
- India: Regulator’s move to allow insurers to design new policies expected to bring in innovation
- ISF Advisors: A dynamic approach to understanding demand in agri-SME finance
- Pakistan: Regulator proposes steps to promote insurance sector
- Parametric drought insurance: Case studies from Latin America & Europe
- Riding the wave of InsurTech 3.0: What it takes to not just survive, but thrive
- VisionFund releases 2021 Annual Report