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Webinar on Insights from India's Microinsurance Success, May 31, 2012
India is the global leader in microinsurance. Innovation is blooming and new products and delivery models are being explored. Indeed, more than 60% of microinsurance policyholders are to be found in India! What are the catalysts for the success of microinsurance in India? What role has the government as well as market forces played in the exponential growth of the sector? What can insurers learn? This webinar focused on "Insights from India's Microinsurance Success", one of the chapters of the newly launched "Protecting the Poor: A Microinsurance Compendium, Volume II" published by the Munich Re Foundation and the International Labour Office.
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Webinar on Managing Partnerships in Microinsurance, March 1, 2012
Many microinsurance programs involve some type of partnership structure, and good management of such partnerships is often a pre-requisite for the success of the program. What are the success factors in managing these partnerships? What strategies have worked so far and what pitfalls should be avoided? What tools can be used in partnership management? This webinar highlighted the stages of partnership, key points and strategies that can be used per stage, success factors and pitfalls, as well as real cases in partnership management.
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Webinar on The Viability of Microinsurance, November 24, 2011
More insurers are increasingly interested in expanding into the low-income market. But is there a business case for microinsurance? Under what circumstances can insurance companies generate profit while providing valued risk managment services to the poor? How can commercial viability be sustained over time? The Facility hosted a webinar to share findings of a cross-case study entitled “A Business Case For Microinsurance” and to discuss two very different business models, and their drive towards commercial viability.
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Webinar on New Frontiers in Microinsurance Distribution, July 13, 2011
Innovative insurers are going beyond financial institutions to explore new and alternative channels to expand their reach. What new channels are being explored? What role can technology play to make these channels more cost-effective? How can one increase client value when using these channels? Findings of a Facility study on “Beyond Sales: New Frontiers in Microinsurance Distribution” were presented in this webinar, together with ways of how technology can be used to make distribution work.
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Webinar on Improving Client Value in Microinsurance, May 25, 2011
Do microinsurance products provide value to its clients? What does “value” mean? How can it be assessed? How can it be improved? In this webinar, initial findings of a Facility paper on “Improving Client Value from Microinsurance” were shared, a new framework for assessing value of microinsurance products called the PACE framework was discussed, and specific examples of how client value is measured and improved were cited.
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