Reporting from this year's June member meeting

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Around 50 members of the Microinsurance Network ranging from insurers, regulators, researchers and donor organisations gathered for two days in the context of the 6th Microinsurance Network’s member meeting to discuss current trends, emerging practices and new products in the microinsurance sector.

The meeting represents the key annual event where discussions on the strategic direction and role of the Network can take place in a professional and relaxed atmosphere.

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Mobile insurance dialogue: How Mobile Network Operators (MNO) strategy is integral to Microinsurance

Monday, June 29, 2015

Over the last couple of years, all of us have been jubilant on the success and evolution of mobile insurance, especially loyalty-based mobile insurance, across the globe. The outreach of the schemes are often cited as evidence of a panacea for all microinsurance related issues— from cost, to access, to marketing, adverse selection and process effectiveness. Yet, there is a not-so-quiet murmur on whether these schemes are dependent on the marketing priorities of telecom operators/Mobile Network Operators.

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New name for microinsurance consortium and venture incubator

Friday, June 19, 2015

The Microinsurance Consortium has named its microinsurance venture incubator (MVI), which is aimed at extending insurance protection, Blue Marble Microinsurance.

The consortium announced the formation of the MVI in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2015.

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Microinsurance Network: Experts take stock of the sector

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Microinsurance experts from the Microinsurance Network will gather in Königstein, Germany this June 23-24 to take stock of the current state of microinsurance and set priorities for the coming years, balancing the interests of business and clients.

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UNDP confirms importance of microinsurance in new development agenda

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Microinsurance Network's development coordinator Jenny Nasr attended some of the panel sessions at the OECD Forum in Paris last week, where heated discussions took place around climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackling inequality.
 
There was unanimous recognition at the Forum that the key events that will take place in the coming months will be a unique opportunity to put the world on an “inclusive and sustainable course”.
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Microinsurance put on the agenda at G20 GPFI meeting

Friday, June 5, 2015
This week the Microinsurance Network’s Executive Director Véronique Faber represented the Network at the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) meeting and at a related workshop on financing entrepreneurship-innovative solutions, organised with the SME Finance Forum and CapitalPlus Exchange in Izmir, Turkey.
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African regulators and insurers agree to better cooperation at 4th Consultative Forum

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
At a Policy Seminar-Consultative Forum on “Microinsurance Regulation for Insurance Supervisory Authorities and Insurance Practitioners” on the 27th – 28th May 2015, African insurance regulators and key members of the industry came to a consensus on the need for better collaboration between the two parties to improve client awareness and education.
 
The 4th Consultative Forum, a bi-yearly event organised by the Microinsurance Network, the Access to Insurance Initiative (a2ii), International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and this yea
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