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The Facility is committed to providing information and lessons learned to all key stakeholders, from insurers, investors, suppliers and delivery organizations to researchers, TA providers, donors and civil society organizations.

We want to share tools, success stories and key lessons in order to facilitate the replication and expansion of effective interventions through publications, both print and electronic.

Performance Indicators For Microinsurance

Performance Indicators For Microinsurance - A Handbook for Microinsurance Practitioners - (pdf 503 Kb)
Authored by Garand, Denis and John Wipf, 2008.
Published by ADA, BRS and CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance.

The 8 key principles and ten key performance indicators, presented in the handbook, are applicable to all microinsurance providers, irrespective of legal structure, environment, organizational setup and type of microinsurance product offered, although there may be some differences in performance and interpretation. The handbook contributes to set a new standard for the entire microinsurance industry.

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Protecting the poor: A microinsurance compendium

Edited by Craig Churchill - ILO - 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.


This authoritative compendium brings together the latest thinking of leading academics, actuaries, and insurance and development professionals in the microinsurance field. The result is a practical, wide-ranging resource which provides the most thorough overview of the subject to date. The book allows readers to benefit from the valuable lessons learned from a project launched by the CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance to analyse operations around the world. 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. It also discusses the various institutional arrangements available for delivery such as the community-based approach, insurance companies owned by networks of savings and credit cooperatives and microfinance institutions. The roles of key stakeholders are also explored and the book offers insightful strategies for achieving the right balance between coverage, costs and price.


 
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