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The Magical Balance: client value and business case in microinsurance 

Drawing on three years of research with dozens of microinsurance programs across the globe, key members of the MicroInsurance Centre’s Microinsurance Learning & Knowledge (MILK) Project team will present insights and lessons learned regarding the value of microinsurance for low income clients and the business case for insurers, distributors, and intermediaries. 

 Why attend?

 This interactive workshop will provide insurers, distributors, regulators, and other microinsurance stakeholders with:

• Cutting edge, detailed insights - backed by data - regarding the conditions under which there is a business case for microinsurance
• Practical information on how to improve the value of microinsurance offerings

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Recent Events

MIC President McCord hosts breakout session on microinsurance in Amman, Jordan

Michael J. McCord recently hosted a breakout session at the Women's World Banking conference Building Women-Focused Finance: The Global-Local Experience. The conference, which took place November 19-20, 2013, focused on women's financial inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa. McCord's presentation, titled Microinsurance Trends and Issues, gave an overview of the global microinsurance market, including what drives growth, the evolution of microinsurance products, and current trends in the field. Check out the slides from his presentation here and photos from McCord's session and the rest of the conference here. 

MILK well-represented in Jakarta

The Microinsurance Centre's MILK project was well represented at the 9th Annual International Microinsurance Conference, which took place November 12th - 14th in Jakarta. Lessons from client value and business case studies were presented during six different sessions over the course of the three day event.  

Barbara Magnoni kicked things off for MILK during the first parallel session on health with her presentation on Comprehensive vs. sliced health microinsurance: the value of subsidy. Meanwhile, Jonathan Bauchet presented the findings from MILK's randomized control trial in his presentation Price, information, and demand for life microinsurance: and experiment in Mexico. Addtionally, in the parellel session that focused on life microinsurance, Barabara took the stage again with her presentation on The value of claims speed in microinsurance: not always what we think.

From the business case side, Rick Koven presented Business case for health microinsurance: examples from Kenya and India, while Clemence Tatin-Jaleran presented Catastrophe microinsurance: is there a business case?

In the conference exhibition area, MILK released its new publication, Beyond the Actuary's Guess, which discusses the combined lessons from 15 client math studies regarding the client vlaue of microinsurance.

Michael J. McCord and Craig Churchill wrapped up the conference with an epic presentation in the final plenary session: The magical balance. They provided 'Top 5' lessons regarding both business case and client value, based on the combined learnings of the MILK project and the activities of the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility. They concluded with examples of institutions and programs that are striving to find a balance between these objectives, showing that focusing on one doesn't mean a tradeoff with the other, but that there can be synergies between the two. 

Presentations from the 2013 Asia Distribution Conference 

The Conference was held from the 20-21 November 2013 at the Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asia Distribution Conference Presentations -click here to view-

The conference examined global and regional issues. Attendees gained invaluable information in key strategic areas driving market success. Additionally, attendees had a unique opportunity to meet with peers, industry analysts, and regulators to gain their perspectives on what it takes to succeed in today's business environment.

Michael J. McCord speaks at Foromic Forito to mark the release of the Landscape of Microinsurance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Key microinsurance industry stakeholders recently gathered at the "Microinsurance Learning Sessions: Latin America and the Caribbean," held in Guadalajara, Mexico, prior to the XVI Foromic. MicroInsurance Centre president Michael J. McCord gave the key note address at the event, during which he discussed the gaps and opportunties identified by the recent Landscape of Microinsurance in Latin America and the Caribbean study. The landscape study was conducted by the the MicroInsurance Centre for the Inter-American Development Bank's Multilateral Investment Fund, with support from Citi Foundation and the Munich Re Foundation. Watch the presentation, download the full study for use in your own organization, and explore and download country-level data in the interactive maps.

NEWS!

Balancing business case and client value: MILK took a detailed look at business case and client value in health microinsurance in Kenya. Read the full publication, or get an overview in Rick Koven's post on the Center for Financial Inclusion's blog!

The Emergence and Development of Agriculture Microinsurance

The Agriculture Working Group published this paper which discusses the current state of agricultural insurance markets in the world, highlighting the main lessons that can be drawn from experiences in implementation in view of promoting its expansion. Click here to download the publication. 

Is there value in microinsurance? The MILK Project together with the Microinsurance Innovation Facility provide concrete insights into how, when, in what ways, and to what extent client value emerges from microinsurance. Click here to read the first of three joint briefs. 

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