Posts Tagged ‘microinsurance’
Posted on September 22, 2008 - by James
The Economic Times: Insurance firms join MFIs to tap semi-urban, rural markets…
NEW DELHI: Insurance companies have come up with a cost effective idea to reach out to the rural and semi-urban areas in India. A number of large insurance companies have collaborated with various micro finance institutions (MFIs) such as Basix and SKS to market their products.
For some insurance companies, rural market provide as high as 30% of their total volume. In fact, rural India has become one of the key markets for insurance products such as weather, crop, livestock, micro enterprise and health.
“We work with most MFIs on a partnership model for introduction of various insurance products for providing risk mitigation to their members,” says Pranav Prashad, head, rural, ICICI Lombard. MFIs perform a bunch of services for the insurance companies like form filling, maintaining of records, collecting renewal premiums, claim settlement facilitation and other related activities… [click here to read the rest of this article...]
Posted on September 10, 2008 - by James
Indian Microinsurance Conference: Sept 19…Get
Event Details:
Indian Microinsurance: What Works?
This event will bring together leaders and practitioners. The conference aims to create rich insights from discussions related to microinsurance design and delivery. It includes three focused panel discussions with leaders from the microinsurance space and a networking lunch.Themes for panel discussions include:
- Growing role of technology in microinsurance: Enabling efficiency & outreach;
- Need to lead: Role of policy makers in creating an enabling & facilitating environment
- Current trends & products: India’s microinsurance movers & shakers.
| Date: | 19 Sep 2008 - 19 Sep 2008 |
| Sponsor: | Microfinance Insights & IFMR Foundation |
| Location: | Mumbai, India |
| Country: | India |
| Regions: | South Asia |
| Contact Name: | Jerilene Creado |
| Telephone: | +91 22 4035 9210 |
| Email: | jerilene@mfinsights.com |
