International Conference on Inclusive Insurance
PRESS RELEASE: Jamaica to host international Conference on Inclusive Insurance in October
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Climate resilience: nature-positive insurance and disaster risk reduction
Current events in the lead-up to COP27 highlight the urgent need for climate resilience. From the recent floods in Pakistan and Typhoon Noru in the Philippines, to the devastation of Hurricane Ian in Florida, these catastrophic events turned people’s lives upside-down in a matter of minutes.
But it isn’t just the immediate physical impact of these events that causes chaos; the aftermath and lack of financial security is causing turmoil for those affected, particularly those most vulnerable. But what can the insurance industry do to mitigate the impact of climate change? And what practical solutions can be applied to help insurers invest in and protect the future of our planet?
Over the last three decades, Bangladesh has recorded the fastest and most stable rate of GDP growth among developing countries. It aspires to become a high middle-income country in 2031 and a developed country by 2041 but in order to achieve these goals, it will need decisive policy actions to cater for the changing needs of a growing economy, a diverse working population and the impacts of climate change.
However, with poor insurance penetration and the majority of the workforce employed in the informal sector, it is incumbent on public-private partnerships and development partners to continue working in tandem to drive forward meaningful and sustainable measures that will help close the people protection gap.
For further insights on the inclusive insurance landscape in Bangladesh, dig into our latest country briefing note. Our monthly country reports are available to download free of charge for members but also for non-members to purchase on our website.
MiN, Members & Partners: Events
- International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2022: 24-28 October 2022 | Kingston, Jamaica | Register for in-person or virtual participation!
- MiN Expert Forum: Smart layering to enable inclusive climate risk management | Watch recording (members only)
- A2ii: Inclusive Insurance Innovation Lab International Dialogue | View highlights
- Building Bridges | Relive the 2022 edition through images and all session recordings
- e-MFP: European Microfinance Week 2022| 16-18 November | Book your place now
- Mercy Corps AgriFin: Developing smallholder farmer resilience in the face of global issues | 22 November in Nairobi, Kenya | Book your slot
- MIC Global: The embedded insurance revolution | watch recording
- UNDP: Launch of the report “Insurance and telemedicine in Africa: A moonshot in response to COVID-19” | 1 November | Save the date
- Women’s World Banking – Bridging global and local perspectives: a women’s financial inclusion accelerator | watch recording
MiN, Members & Partners: News, Blogs, Jobs & Resources
- MiN: Inclusive insurance in Bangladesh | download now
- MiN’s Landscape of Microinsurance featured in Barclays’ Rise Insights report “Byte-sized finance for all” – Download full report (Landscape article on page 25)
- Blue Marble announces new project to upscale climate protection to 70k smallholder coffee farmers in Colombia with InsuResilience Solutions Fund & Seguros Bolívar
- Dreamlopments celebrates M-Fund’s 5th anniversary
- e-MFP: Financial Inclusion Compass 2022 | Read report
- IFAD: East Africa is experiencing its worst drought in decades. It’s time to invest in climate adaptation
- ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility: The journey of India’s crop insurance scheme and public private partnerships
- LeapFrog companies will finance or protect 25m emerging enterprises that support 100m jobs by 2030
- Microinsurance Master & Pioneer: Global practitioners to adopt microinsurance best practices
- UNCDF launches advanced e-learning modules on digital and financial literacy for MSME resilience in Bangladesh
Elsewhere in the sector…
- ADB Approves USD 3.8 Million Support for Development of Coral Reef Insurance
- Arbol Founder & CEO in podcast on: Bringing efficiency, transparency and access to climate risk transfer
- BRAC Microinsurance: Improving Bangladeshis’ access to finance and protection
- Brazilian regulator Susep launches open insurance market dashboard
- CIC Group launches medical cover for cooperatives in Kenya
- Empowering women-led small businesses in Nepal to go digital
- Geneva Association launches call for papers on microinsurance | Deadline: 15 June 2023
- Leveraging the Power and Progress of Women’s Financial Inclusion to Tackle Global Challenges
- MARI Oceans Unveils Funding Partnership with Deliberate Capital and Swiss Re Foundation to Enhance Sustainable Seaweed Farming in Indonesia
- Súper’s Exec Chairman & Co-founder: Seasonal earthquakes and personal parametric protection in Mexico
- The Insurance Industry and Climate Change: Shifting the Cost to Policyholders
- Towards the establishment of an independent insurance regulatory body in Ethiopia
- Why the rise of InsurTech should matter to actuaries