Tag: micro insurance

Insurance industry leaders launch new consortium

S.Vagus
insurance industry growth

Leading companies come together to launch consortium focused on micro insurance Leading companies in the insurance industry have come together to establish a new micro insurance consortium. The companies have also launched a micro insurance venture incubator, which will aim to establish new insurance solutions in what it identifies as underserved sectors. Among the companies that are participating in the consortium are American International Group, Catlan Group, Guy Carpenter & Company, Aspen Insurance Holdings and others. Micro insurance incubator will establish 10 new insurance ventures in emerging markets around the…

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Crop insurance to help protect sunflower growers in Tanzania

H. Cutner
Crop Insurance

The Handeni District in the Tanga region can now benefit from this protection from the weather. Muhingo Rweyemamu, the commissioner for the Handeni District of the Tanga region in Tanzania, has announced that there will now be new forms of crop insurance products and services available to sunflower farmers who have been struggling with unfavorable weather conditions. This micro-coverage initiative has been called the Weather Index Insurance (WII). It is being run by the Small Industry Development Organisation – International (Sido-Ifad), which has support from the Rural, Small and Medium…

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