Microinsurance Web Resource Guide

Many resources are available on microinsurance. Explore these sites:

Access to Insurance Initiative - A global program designed to enhance broad-based, demand-oriented and sustainable access to insurance for low-income clients. The website contains case studies on the impact of regulation, supervision and policy; country diagnostics, guidance and tools.

Agriculture Risk Management Team (ARMT) - Based at the World Bank, the ARMT provides technical assistance on a wide range of agricultural risks along the supply chain. The website contains information on related publications and trainings.

Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (Cenfri) - South Africa-based think-tank which aims to support financial development and inclusion through research, advisory services and capacity-building. The website includes background on the Centre’s areas of research in microinsurance and health financing and access to related publications.

Centre for Insurance and Risk Management (CIRM) – Based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India, CIRM is a specialized design and research center focused on innovative risk management solutions for vulnerable communities. The website features information on their research areas, a library of publications and a blog entitled “Safety Nets for All” highlighting their newest activities.

Dossier Thématique Micro-Assurance sur Le Portail Microfinance - The French Microfinance Gateway offers a comprehensive resource on microinsurance in French.

FinMark Trust -  The insurance section of this organization's website presents studies and papers on microinsurance, focused primarily on Southern Africa.

Global Information on Micro Insurance (GIMI)  - Resource center from the International Labor Organization (ILO) focused on health microinsurance and social protection.

Micro Insurance Academy (MIA) - India-based NGO which provides training, research, and advisory services to microinsurance schemes. The website includes a library of publications, glossary, FAQs and useful links on microinsurance. 

Microinsurance Centre - Resource center providing documents, links and information on microinsurance around the world with a focus on the partnership model of microinsurance provision.

Microinsurance Innovation Facility - Housed at the International Labor Organization's (ILO) Social Finance Programme, the Facility seeks to increase the availability of quality insurance for the developing world's low-income families to help guard them against risk and overcome poverty. The website contains a Knowledge center with publications, videos and thematic pages.

Microinsurance Network -  Platform for information sharing and stakeholder coordination which aims to promote the development and proliferation of good-value insurance products for low-income persons. The website offers information on challenges and topics in microinsurance, working group pages, publications, a lexicon, calendar of events, and a comprehensive list of other related web resources.

Munich Re Foundation - The foundation’s website includes a section on poverty and microinsurance with a collection of publications including project reports, articles and conference reports. 

ProVention Consortium - Global coalition dedicated to disaster risk management in developing countries. The website contains resource pages for its five thematic areas of Mainstreaming, Risk Analysis, Recovery, Risk Transfer & Private Sector, and Research & Learning.   

Social Finance Programme - International Labor Organization (ILO) website presenting case studies, technical documents on microinsurance and information on ILO activities in microinsurance.

Stocktaking Initiative – An initiative of the Microinsurance Network's Impact Working Group, this site aims to be a clearinghouse for information on ongoing impact assessments of microinsurance around the world.