SAVE THE DATE - Global Index Insurance Conference

“Building Innovative Solutions for the Insurance Industry“

14-15 September, 2015

Paris, France

The World Bank Group‘s Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), in collaboration with AXA Corporate Solutions, Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Geneva Association and the Impact Insurance Facility of the International Labor Organization, is pleased to announce its Global Index Insurance Conference set to take place September 14-15, 2015 in Paris, France.

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Climate risk has been an issue of key significance for the insurance industry. Index-insurance is an innovative financial instrument designed to help smallholder farmers to better manage the increasing risks that climate changes poses to their harvests and livelihoods.

The Global Index Insurance Conference is a flagship event dedicated to designing and scaling up innovative solutions in the insurance industry. It will be the first and the largest gathering ever of global, regional and local stakeholders interested in index insurance and other innovative solutions to address the impact of climate change and natural catastrophes. It will bring together eminent speakers and the thought leaders of the insurance sector from around the world.

This specialized learning event, with its plenary session and technical meetings, is an opportunity to develop insurance solutions for hundreds of millions of people in need of protection for their families and businesses.

The conference will touh upon the following key issues:

· Sharing innovation in the index-insurance space to mitigate risks for households; Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and governments.

· Creating synergies, better alignment and public private partnerships in scaling up index-insurance markets.

· Addressing major challenges in developing index-insurance markets in developing countries.

· Leveraging index-insurance as a tool to address inclusive finance and growth, unlock investments and build sustainable markets.

Click here for information on the conference. For registration and other queries, please contact dsagbo@ifc.org, (copying: Skonrat@ifc.org and Kashokkrishna@ifc.org)