In 2018, SERINSA (Servicios Inclusivos S.A.), a social venture initiated in 2016 by the regional network of MFIs in Central America and the Caribbean, REDCAMIF, requested technical assistance (TA) from ADA and BRS. This TA sought to strengthen the provision of inclusive and responsible microinsurance in the region. One of the challenges tackled in this alliance was the identification of financial and social indicators relevant to SERINSA and based on the Key Performance Indicators for Microinsurance developed by MICROFACT, a joint initiative of ADA and BRS.

IFAD - the International Fund for Agricultural Development - is one of the Network’s longest-standing members. We talked to Francesco Rispoli, now IFAD’s Country Programme Manager for Rwanda and Tanzania (previously Senior Technical Specialist in Inclusive Rural Financial Services) about the future for agricultural Microinsurance and his time as a MiN Board member.

Emily Coleman, Insurance Specialist at IFAD and also a MiN member contributed to this interview.

MiN: How has the MiN evolved since IFAD joined ten years ago?

As long-time MiN members ILO's Impact Insurance Facility and Cenfri celebrate a decade of existence this year, they took stock of the progress made over the last ten years and also looked ahead to what is to come in the world of inclusive insurance.

Insurance matters more than ever the ever-changing world of risk. Over the last ten years, there has been a significant uptake of insurance by emerging consumers driven by banks, MFIs, MNOs and retailers, however have prducts offered through these channels delivered value to clients?

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