In a webinar held on March 29, 2018, the ILO, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access (AMA Innovation Lab) at UC Davis and EA Consultants presented a new tool to assess the value of agricultural index insurance products for farmers.

The "3-D" Client Value Assessment tool has been developed by the Facility and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access (AMA Innovation Lab) at UC Davis, with support from EA Consultants. Merging the Facility’s PACE tool with the AMA Innovation Lab’s calculations for Minimum Quality Standards for agricultural index insurance, this tool provides a multi-dimensional understanding of the value proposition for potential or existing clients.

On March 29, 2018, the Facility and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Access (AMA Innovation Lab) at UC Davis, with support from EA Consultants, organised a webinar to officially present the "3-D" Client Value Assessment tool. Merging the Facility’s PACE tool with the AMA Innovation Lab’s calculations for Minimum Quality Standards for agricultural index insurance, this tool provides a multi-dimensional understanding of the value proposition for potential or existing clients. This webinar introduced the tool, outlined its relevance and application, and provided tips for practitioners and researchers on how to use it to assess the value of their products. 

The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2018! We are proud of our decade-long journey to enable the insurance sector, governments and their partners to reduce households’ vulnerability, promote stronger enterprises and facilitate better public policies. 

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Ghana took on the design sprint methodology to tackle one important barrier for its users. Currently, in order to renew their membership of the National Health Insurance Scheme, members have to queue at NHIA district offices. With nearly 11 million members, this process is an administrative burden on the scheme and cumbersome for members.