Ralf Radermacher of the New Delhi-based Micro Insurance Academy explains why community-based institutions are so important to expanding insurance, and how big insurance companies fit into the picture.
It is difficult to earn money with microinsurance. Michael Anthony explains why a commercial insurer like Allianz still offers insurance to the poor.
Can NGOs and microfinance institutions increase access to insurance for poor people? Michael J. McCord, CEO of the MicroInsurance Centre, thinks commercial banks and insurers can better reach the world's billion potential insurance clients.
The poor need risk protection. With the expansion of microinsurance in the developing world, millions of low-income households are getting access to this essential financial tool for the first time.
A partnership between CARE International and Allianz provides micro-insurance to over 75,000 Indians affected by the devastating 2004 tsunami.
Microinsurance expert Craig Churchill explains what he has learned from looking at dozens of microinsurance projects from around the world.
