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3 Questions to Richard Lowe, Founder and CEO of Activa Assurances

  • Richard Lowe Founder and CEO ACTIVA
31 January 2017
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Yield and climate-linked insurance – a boon for small farmers

  • Pierre Casal Ribeiro Project manager, Pacifica and
  • Jean-Luc Perron Executive Officer Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation
09 January 2017
© Fondation Grameen Crédit Agricole
Insurance based on yield or weather indexes is a way of protecting small farmers in developing countries against natural risks. This innovation has the potential to improve their living conditions and enhance both Continue Reading
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Life insurance in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Pathé Dione President and founder SUNU
12 December 2016
© Fondation Grameen Crédit Agricole
This article summarises part of the work of professors Aymeric Kamega and Frédéric Planchet: “Presentation of the life insurance sector in Frenchspeaking Sub-Saharan Africa” at Université de Bretagne occidentale / Continue Reading
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Insurance via your mobile phone: development of distribution channels in Africa

  • Frédéric Bouchet Head of international marketing Gras Savoye
21 November 2016
© Flickr -Arne Hoel-World Bank
In Africa, insurance distribution relies on broking companies and insurance agents. The development of bank insurance is fraught with difficulty due to the persistently low penetration of bank accounts. New Continue Reading
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Morocco: medical assistance for micro-business owners

  • Youssef Bencheqroun CEO Al Amana Microfinance
14 November 2016
© Al Amana
Al Amana is Morocco’s leading microfinance institution, both in terms of customer base and the amount of credit provided. It operates throughout the country, supporting a vulnerable population by offering a broad Continue Reading
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Experiences in index-based insurance for farmers: lessons learnt from Senegal and Bangladesh

  • Chloe Dugger Finance Sector Specialist
  • Rachel Sberro-Kessler Agriculture financing research analyst The World Bank Group
07 November 2016
© The World Bank
Index insurance is an innovative approach that pays out benefits based on a pre-determined index (e.g. rainfall, seismic activity, livestock mortality rates, etc.) for losses arising from weather and catastrophe Continue Reading
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Using insurance to harness savings and boost corporate and capital investment: the example of the CIMA zone

  • Frédéric Baccelli CEO Allianz
31 October 2016
© The World Bank
In Africa, insurers are potentially able to channel household savings and make long-term investments in businesses and infrastructure projects, however a number of obstacles continue to hamper their contribution to Continue Reading
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Micro-health insurance: the user perspective

  • Lara Gautier
  • Isabelle Guérin
  • Albino Kalolo
  • Annabelle Sulmont
24 October 2016
© Philippe Walfard pour le compte de l'AFD
There are many social and cultural obstacles facing micro-health insurance in developing countries. While disadvantaged communities develop their own solidarity, risk-sharing and planning mechanisms, they remain Continue Reading
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The insurance sector sets its sights on Africa

  • Richard Lowe Founder and CEO ACTIVA
11 October 2016
© Julien Lefilleur / Proparco
Africa is home to 15% of the World’s population but generates barely 1.5% of global insurance premiums. Nevertheless, a number of indicators point to rapid future growth in the sector: the Continent’s economic Continue Reading
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