Key Resources
Brief Profile of the Social Finance Brief
Brochure on the Microinsurance Innovation Facility
Social Finance Programme Circular No. 246
ILO’s Policy Statement: Microfinance for Decent Work
Further information: Social Finance Links
Working Papers
Microinsurance Research Paper Series
Protecting the Poor: A microinsurance compendium, Volume II
(2012) Offering a synthesis of new trends and practices in the growing market of microinsurance, this volume will be an invaluable resource for policy-makers and practitioners alike.
Protecting the Poor: A microinsurance compendium, Volume I
(2006) Essential reading for insurance professionals, practitioners and anyone involved with offering insurance to low-income persons, this volume covers the many aspects of microinsurance in detail including product design, marketing, premium collection and governance
Microfinance and public policy. Outreach, performance and efficiency
(2011) This textbook, designed for middle and senior managers in microfinance institutions, is relevant for institutions that have already diversified and are looking for ways to manage their diversification more effectively as well as those that have not yet done so and are looking for guidance on where and how to begin. This second volume builds on the highly acclaimed 'Making Microfinance Work: Managing for Improved Performance'.
Making microfinance work. Managing for improved performance
(2006) Microfinance has long been recognized as having significant potential to create jobs and reduce poverty. But to meet the twin challenges of growth and sustainability, managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) must not only understand essential management functions: they must also be armed with innovative ideas and strategies to succeed in today's increasingly competitive environment.
Making microfinance work. Managing Product Diversification
(2007) This book states to aid agencies and governments to consider efficiency as a robust and reliable criterion to guide their decisions on whether continuing or discounting support from microfinance institutions (MFIS).
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