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16 November 2011 | Peter Gross Discusses Technology in Microinsurance with the Microinsurance Network
Peter Gross, General Manager of MicroEnsure Ghana, was interviewed by the Microinsurance Network. The interview highlights content from Peter's presentation on technology in microinsurance, which he gave at the 7th International Microinsurance Conference.
27 April 2011 | M-Insurance Goes Live in Ghana
MicroEnsure has launched life insurance products with two leading Ghanaian mobile phone providers. Peter Gross, General Manager of MicroEnsure Ghana, says that by the end of 2011 MicroEnsure’s products are expected to double the number of Ghanaians served by insurance.
19 November 2010 | Claims begin to be paid after fire destroys part of Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana
A fire gutted a part of Makola Number Two market at Agbogbloshie in Accra on Thursday 18th November. Just a month later on the 21st December, the first claims were paid by the insurance company Vanguard Assurance.
11 November 2010 | Microinsurance Innovation Facility Announces Its Fifth Call for Grant Proposals
The Facility has issued a new call for proposals for its innovation grants programme. Sponsored by the Z Zurich Foundation, the focus of this round is on 'scale and efficiency'. The Facility seeks to promote microinsurance projects that utilize technology and process innovations to increase operational efficiency to protect large numbers of low-income households.
17 September 2010 | MicroEnsure Sets Up New Agriculture Consultancy Division
Since 2004 when MicroEnsure helped develop weather index insurance in Malawi our team has been at the forefront of developing and implementing weather index insurance for the poor.
In 2009 we implemented index products in Rwanda, Tanzania, India and the Philippines for the risks of drought, excess rain and typhoons. These experiences led us to develop index products around the number of dry days experienced in a month rather than the amount of rainfall received at a weather station; this innovation is helping us overcome issues of securing historical data sets and the aversion of farmers to pay full price for their insurance.
Over Half a Million Lives Covered in Tanzania
MicroEnsure has experienced remarkable growth in Tanzania and now covers a landmark 600,000 lives in the country.
Credit Health Launches in Ghana
MicroEnsure Ghana is launching credit health insurance to further support microfinance clients in West Africa.
MicroEnsure Philippines Responds to Victims of Typhoon Sendong
With around 20 tropical storms or typhoons a year the threat of natural calamities is constant in the Philippines.
Scaling Up Weather Index Microinsurance
IFC support for MicroEnsure’s weather index insurance in Tanzania demonstrates the viability of scaling up weather index microinsurance.
