Newsletter
The newsletter brings you the Facility's latest publications and news from the microinsurance sector each month. Sign up here.
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Social Finance Update - March 2021 New Brief: Microfund for Women, experience in serving refugees and host communities in Jordan |
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Social Finance Update - February 2021 Case Brief: ALM Seguros in Brazil |
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Social Finance Update - January 2021 Collaboration with IFC: women and insurance – reducing the gender protection gap |
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Social Finance Update - December 2020 A new initiative to accelerate the transition from cash to digital wage payments |
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Social Finance Update - November 2020 New thematic page: financing the Social and Solidarity Economy |
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Social Finance Update - October 2020 Online self-guided course: Enterprise formalization |
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Social Finance Update - September 2020 New Case Brief: Tunajali |
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Social Finance Update - August 2020 “Insurance for Development” online course – scholarships available |
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Social Finance Update - July 2020 New course: Insurance for Development |
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Social Finance Update - June 2020 Thematic page on inclusive finance, risk management and COVID-19 |
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Social Finance Update - May 2020 Case Brief: NBC Mozambique |
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Social Finance Update - April 2020 Upcoming webinar: Building integrated wealth and risk management solutions in India |
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Social Finance Update - March 2020 2019 Annual Report |
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Social Finance Update - February 2020 2020 Impact Insurance Academy |
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Social Finance Update - January 2020 Thematic page on child labour |
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Social Finance Update - December 2019 Blending of financial and non-financial services |
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Social Finance Update - November 2019 The ILO partners with Better Than Cash Alliance to expand the use of responsible digital payments to advance decent work |
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Social Finance Update - October 2019 Highlights from project with AFD and NHIA Ghana |
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Social Finance Update - September 2019 Case Brief: Putting client insights into practice |
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Social Finance Update - July 2019 Our latest Annual Report has been released |
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Social Finance Update - June 2019 Our latest Case Brief: Britam |
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Social Finance Update - May 2019 Social Finance celebrates the ILO centenary! |
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Social Finance Update - April 2019 Rokin Banks - 70 years of efforts to build an inclusive society in Japan by enhancing workers’ access to finance |
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February 2019 New paper: Putting your money to decent work |
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January 2019 Impact Insurance Academy 2019 - July 8-12 in Turin, Italy |
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December 2018 The future of impact insurance |
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November 2018 New course on financial education |
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September 2018 The Impact Insurance Academy 2018 |
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August 2018 New course for policy makers and practitioners: Financial education programme design and implementation |
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July 2018 New partnership to strengthen the resilience to risk for low-income populations |
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June 2018 Request for proposals: Moving to holistic risk management |
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May 2018 Register now for the Impact Insurance Academy |
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April 2018 Save the date: Webinar on putting client insights into practice |
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March 2018 The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility celebrates its 10-year anniversary! |
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February 2018 Our 2017 Annual Report has just been released! |
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January 2018 Unlocking smallholder credit: does credit-linked agricultural insurance work? |
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December 2017 GAN working group meeting in Geneva |
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November 2017 The Impact Insurance Forum 2017 |
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October 2017 Governments as catalysts for scaling up agriculture insurance: Key lessons from the Peer Learning Platform workshop |
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September 2017 Save the date: Impact Insurance Forum 2017Training opportunities in Peru in November |
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August 2017 Save the date: Impact Insurance Forum 2017 |
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July 2017 Peer Learning Platform for Policymakers in Nairobi, Kenya |
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June 2017 Four new partnerships for inclusive insurance |
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May 2017 Fellowship opportunity in Indonesia |
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April 2017 Two new training courses on offer |
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March 2017 Annual Report 2016 |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 65 New Facility blog: Four steps to prevent fraud in microinsurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 64 Registration now open for market research e-learning course |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 63 Summary report of Impact Insurance Forum 2016 out now |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 62 Introducing our fellows |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 61 Insurance and economic development: growth, stabilization and distribution |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 60 Four new innovation and change management partners |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 59 Guidelines for consumer education for index-based insurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 58 The State of Microinsurance 2016 has been launched |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 57 ILO and UNEP join forces through the Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the Impact Insurance Facility |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 56 Eight new innovation partners in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 55 New paper: Insurance for small businesses |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 54 Annual Report 2015 |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 53 Facility partners with two Asian training institutes |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 52 The Facility opens new fellowships for insurance innovation in Africa |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 51 Two new partnerships to support market development activities and innovation in Africa |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 50 Briefing Note: Learning from others’ mistakes |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 49 New partnership with three African training institutes |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 48 Upcoming webinar on bundling of index insurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 47 GAN Working Groups discuss key issues in agriculture insurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 46 New partnership with Agence Française de Développement |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 45 Webinar on Meso-level distribution |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 44 Annual report 2014 |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 43 New partnership between Facility, USAID and UC Davis created a Global Action Network on agriculture insurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 42 Join us to explore microinsurance business models for Africa |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 41 Achieving scale and efficiency in microinsurance through retail and banking correspondents |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 40 Briefing Note: Microinsurance distribution – Insights for insurers |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 39 Creating an enabling environment to improve client value |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 38 Join us at the ILO's Microinsurance Forum 2014 |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 37 The Facility at your doorstep |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 36 New partnership with the World Bank Group to enhance access to index insurance in rural areas in Africa and Asia |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 35 We are recruiting! |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 34 Business case for microinsurance part II |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 33 Scale: Thinking big |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 32 Annual Report 2013: Results of ground-breaking practice and research from 2008 – 2013 |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 31 Using subsidies for inclusive insurance: lessons from agriculture and health |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 30 Removing obstacles to accessing microinsurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 29 Mobile phones and microinsurance |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 28 VimoSEWA’s resurgence: Increasing outreach and managing costs in a voluntary standalone microinsurance programme |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 27 Leveraging health microinsurance to promote universal health coverage |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 26 Launch of new website |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 25 Case Brief: La Asociación Mexicana de Uniones de Crédito del Sector Social (AMUCSS) |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 24 Case Brief: SAJIDA Foundation; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 23 From satellites to SMS – and everything in between; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 22 Innovations to deliver microinsurance to the masses; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 21 2012 Annual Report; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 20 Why people do not by microinsurance and what can we do about it; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 19 Value-added services in health microinsurance; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 18 Facility partners meet to share lessons and successes; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 17 Sharing results on the impact of health microinsurance; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 16 Coming together on client value; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 15 Webinar on enhancing microinsurance products and processes in microfinance institutions; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 14 Microinsurance map: a new resource for practitioners on the Indian microinsurance market; |
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Knowledge Flash, Issue 13 How technology can support efficiency and client value: the case of livestock insurance in India, Microinsurance Paper n°17; |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 12 Alexia Latortue (CGAP) reflects, in her editorial, on the importance to focus on demand and for providers and delivery channels to develop a thorough understanding of clients' needs, preferences and behaviors so as to scale up their efforts. The Newsletter also highlights key lessons emerging from the Facility's Innovation grantees, presents new thematic studies and publications, and shares new sections on the Knowledge center and other useful tools for the industry. |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 11 Dirk Reinhard (Munich Re Foundation) reflects, in his editorial, on how the microinsurance sector has in the past ten years slowly taken off and on what the next steps could be to increase both profitability and client's value. The Newsletter also highlights some Facility's new Innovation grantees (Round 5), presents the new thematic studies and publications of the Facility, and shares useful resources and opportunities (Fellowship positions in Africa). |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 10 Insurers and their delivery partners have often a business model that brings insufficient value for the clients. Anja Smith from Cenfri highlights in her editorial that distribution channels should be more active in providing quality services to clients. They should not only sell products but most importantly service the claims. The Newsletter highlights some Facility's new Innovation grantees (Round 5) and shares useful resources (publications, videos, training and events) |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 9 Why should we invest in an enabling regulatory framework for microinsurance? Yoshi Kawai, Secretary General de of the International Association of Insurance supervisors (IAIS) can contribute to that goal to prepare the growth of the market and support consumers' protection. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new fellowships opportunities, presents some grantees successes and shares useful resources (publications, articles and videos). |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 8 What is the impact on microinsurance of the microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh? Bernd Balkhenhol, Director of the ILO's Social Finance programmme presents the positive and downside of the crisis in the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new grantees, presents in details the Knowledge management portal and shares useful ressources (publications, articles and videos). |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 7 Should we keep on calling insurance for the bottom of the pyramide "micronsurance"? That's the question Peter Wrede from AKAM proposes to discuss in the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new grantees, presents lessons concerning the distribution channels and shares publications and opportunities for the sector. |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 6 This issue starts with an editorial from Veronica Wodsak, ILO's Social Security Department explaining how microinsurance can support universal access to social security. It highlights the Facility's Knowledge management strategy, presents a few lessons from the grantees and shares publications and opportunities for the sector. |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 5 This issue starts with an editorial from Craig Churchill, explains why Round 4 of the Innovation grants focuses on health microinsurance, presents the CCB program, highlights News/Resources from the sector and a few job opportunities. |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 4 This issue presents the new Innovation grantees, the first study tour in India, the African landscape study of microinsurance, News from the sector and a few job opportunities. |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 3 Updates on the Innovation grants (round 3 & 4); TA grantees; Consumer education; Research grants; Job opportunities. |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 2 Third Round is released; |
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Innovation Flash, Issue 1 Through innovation grants, the Facility encourages a variety of organizations to engage in microinsurance and experiment with new products or partnerships. In the first round, we received 127 grant applications, of which nine were selected. |
