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The A.M. Best Company
A.M. Best Company advertises themselves as the leading provider of ratings, news, data, and financial information on the insurance industry. Their mission is to perform a constructive and objective role in the insurance industry. The A.M. Best site provides articles on relevant issues, a rating of formal sector insurers (by country), country risk studies, and extensive global insurance information. There are even sourcing tools for insurance attorneys and claims adjusters by country throughout the world.This site should be very helpful to MFIs looking for insurer partners.

International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)
Established in 1994, the IAIS represents insurance regulators and supervisors of some 190 jurisdictions in nearly 140 countries, constituting 97% of the world`s insurance premiums. It also has more than 120 observers. Members of IAIS along wth the CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance make up th Joint Working Group on Micoinsurance and developed the document `Issues and Regulations and Supervision of Microinsurance.`

International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF)
The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) is a long established and unique global organisation representing cooperative and mutual insurers from around the world.

Insurance Industry Association for Benchmarking (IIAB)
The Insurance Industry Association For Benchmarking™ (IIAB™) targets specific information about the effectiveness of management processes in the insurance industry. The association is currently a free organization with fees assessed only when companies want to join specific research efforts. Membership is limited to individuals employed as regular employees of companies that provide insurance to third parties.

Acord
ACORD is a nonprofit association whose mission is to facilitate the development and use of standards for the insurance, reinsurance and related financial services industries.

The Egyptian Insurance Supervisory Authority
In 1981, Act no.10 established the Egyptian Insurance Supervisory Authority (EISA) as an independent corporate body with its headquarters in Cairo. It was given the authority to supervise and control all insurance activities in Egypt from licensing to closure of insurance companies.

Society of Actuaries
Presentations from the 2009 annual meeting in Boston.


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