On the final day of the upcoming 12th International Microinsurance Conference, Thursday, 17 November at 11am, the Network will host a panel session entitled "Champions in financial performance management", as part of its new "Champions in Microinsurance" initiative.

The microinsurance landscape studies give us, for the first time, a representative in depth view of the state of the microinsurance sector. Insight from these studies enable microinsurance practitioners to position themselves against their peers and to use this information to improve their own performance. However, it is not enough for insurers working in the low-income space to compare against a product average, if the average is not yet where it should be.

The Network is excited to announce its upcoming Expert Forum, an online event, on Blockchain technology and the value it can add to microinsurance organisations. Microinsurance entities are usually looking for ways to limit their expenses and widen their outreach and risk coverage options. So they are wondering whether Blockchain technology might be beneficial and if so in what way.

The microinsurance joint venture, "aYo" was launched last week by MTN Group and South African-based financial services group, MMI Holdings last week. Both companies' scaled, combined expertise and market access will benefit aYo, according to MTN, and it will provide a strong basis to compete in a changing mobile financial services industry.