There is no demand for insurance. Insurance is sold not bought. Distribution is king. These maxims describe the nature of the retail insurance business worldwide; whether in fully mature markets such as Europe, United States and Japan...

In my last article for this newsletter in July 2009 I talked about the planned IT solution implementation that was to be an integral part of our use of technology as an enabler to help serve the poor more effectively and efficiently. Now as I...

Like most organizations that provide insurance to the poor, MicroEnsure started working in partnership with microfinance organizations (MFI's). Today we have partnerships with over 60 MFI's in Africa and Asia and between them these MFI's have...

When MicroEnsure was opening its new insurance brokerage in Kenya it conducted research with the borrowers of a number of microfinance companies. The borrowers expressed concern about the risk of losing their businesses and possessions during the...

Leading insurance intermediary for the poor, MicroEnsure has finished runner-up in a prestigious international industry award with 156 entrants from 110 institutions across 44 countries. MicroEnsure came second in the 2010 Financial Times...

MANILA, Philippines - Insurance intermediary Micro Ensure Philippines has set its sight on P180 million worth of life and non-life insurance premiums this year, after producing P140 million in premiums last year. Micro Ensure Philippines...

MicroEnsure has been shortlisted for the 2010 Financial Times Sustainable Banking Awards in the category Banking at the Base of the Pyramid. MicroEnsure has been nominated for implementing a successful health insurance scheme in India in...

THE growth of the insurance industry is sidelining the micro-insurance segment, a problem precipitated by low levels of awareness about the sub sector. "Micro insurance is vital in the development of our insurance industry. But it is...

MicroEnsure Philippines, the country's only insurance company hailed for its focus and dedication to the poor, strengthens its services today. This, as MicroEnsure Philippine officials firmed up its partnership with Great Pacific Life...

Dusty northern Kenya doesn't look like a laboratory, but across its dry plains, cattle herders are pioneering a new way to fend off poverty and teaming up with unlikely partners - insurance agents. The two groups have been brought...

The rich and poor are equally faced with political turmoil, health problems, natural disasters and other risks, but it is the poor who suffer more. Insurers have lately set their sights on the low income bracket, where insurance is...

People in the low income segment and their families will now be insured against risks such as death, disability and diseases for a minimum premium of Sh200. This follows the launch of a credit life product between MicroEnsure and Apollo...

The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) and the Microenterprises Access to Banking Services (MABS) program has expressed its support for initiatives to introduce microinsurance in the country. Both have also started working...

A global partnership between MicroEnsure and Hollard Insurance will soon give citizens of developing countries access to an innovative range of affordable insurance solutions. The partnership will offer a range of products...

The microinsurance industry, which offers cover to the world's poorest people, is growing fast and is predicted to double in size over the next few years. Policymakers and aid experts see its development as playing an important role in offering...

People on very low incomes in the developing world may soon be able to access health insurance thanks to the Anglican Health Network (AHN). Based in Geneva, AHN announced 6 October that it will establish a new pilot project to test...

Nairobi - Drought could become an insurable risk following the entry into the country of an insurance intermediary dedicated to serving the poor with affordable cover. Source: http://allafrica. com/stories/200909020673. html

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- MicroEnsure, which provides insurance to the poor in developing nations, will offer policies to Kenyan farmers for crop failure due to bad weather by the second half of next year, its president said. Source: http...

Drought could become an insurable risk following the entry into the country of an insurance intermediary dedicated to serving the poor with affordable cover. Source: http://www. nation. co. ke/business/news/-/1006/651818/-/igj9chz/-/index...

Micro Ensure, a United Kingdom based insurance company is set to open a branch in Kenya in a bid to expand its market share in the East Africa region. Source: http://www. kbc. co. ke/story. asp?ID=59619

A milestone for microinsurance was passed when it was featured in the draft negotiating text for the climate summit that will establish strategies for climate change adaptation following the Kyoto Protocol An increase in...

In the UK, we take for granted the concept of insurance to protect our lifestyles and preserve some of the comfort and certainties we have in our daily lives. Source: http://living. morethan. com/2009/07/17/what-is-micro-insurance/

Microinsurance is becoming recognized as an important climate change adaptation tool. The Guardian reports on MicroEnsure's weather index crop insurance pilot in Kolhapur, India. Source: http://www. guardian. co...

MicroEnsure, the world's first insurance intermediary for the poor, has won the FT Sustainable Banking Award in Achievement in Basic Needs Financing. The awards, organised by the Financial Times and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group...

World leaders are being urged to consider plans for a $5bn (£3. 5bn)-a-year global climate change insurance scheme that would provide developing countries with cover against the increased risk of climate change-related droughts and extreme...