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International Association of Insurance Supervisors - ANNUAL REPORT 2013-2014

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International Association of Insurance Supervisors
Topics: 
General
Public/Legal frameworks
Legal/Regulatory frameworks
Download full publication here. The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is a voluntary membership organisation of insurance supervisors and regulators from more than 200 jurisdictions in nearly 140 countries. The mission of the IAIS is to promote effective and globally consistent supervision of the insurance industry in order to develop and maintain fair, safe and stable insurance markets for the benefit and protection of policyholders, and to contribute to global financial stability.
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Improving Access to Insurance for the Low-Income Population in Jamaica

Content owner: 
a2ii and others
Author: 
Donna Swiderek, Andrea Camargo, Sekayi Campbell
Topics: 
Public/Legal frameworks
Product design
Full publication available here Considering that the microinsurance market in Jamaica is a nascent one, in order to promote its development it is essential to: (i) confront the identified supervisory and regulatory obstacles in order to incentivise providers to offer microinsurance products responsibly; (ii) encourage providers to realise the potential of the microinsurance market to innovate and offer products with value; (iii) promote demand, (iv) but at the same time foster trust by protecting microinsurance consumers and making sure that they will be empowered to use the microinsurance...
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THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPING AGRICULTURAL FINANCE: A look at the history of Germany, the US, and South Korea

Content owner: 
The initiative for Small Holder Finance
Language: 
English
Topics: 
General
Public/Legal frameworks
Full Publication here The four stages of agricultural development are: The case studies of Germany, the US, and South Korea reveal four largely linear stages of agricultural finance development within each country. These stages are differentiated by sources of farm debt, government roles, and the nature of farm structure and productivity. This briefing classifies these stages of agricultural finance development as: 1. The informally-served stage 2. The government-entry stage 3. The bank-based stage 4. The market-based stage
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Dutch Donor Support for Agricultural Insurance

Wed, 01/14/2015
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Public/Legal frameworks
Legal/Regulatory frameworks
Premium subsidies
Other frameworks
In an interview with the GIIF Team, Aaltje de Roos, Senior Policy Advisor - Department for Sustainable Economic Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, explains why the Netherlands provides substantial donor support for agri-insurance programs in developing countries, including the World Bank Group's Global Index Insurance Facility. Q: What role would the Netherlands like to see the World Bank Group, and specifically GIIF, play in the agri-insurance field over the next 5-10 years? A: The World Bank Group, and GIIF especially, can boost the private insurance branch...
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IFC Agri-Insurance Expert Gary Reusche on Public Private Partnerships and Portfolio Approach

Wed, 01/14/2015
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Public/Legal frameworks
Legal/Regulatory frameworks
Product design
Weather index
Product distribution
Farmers know that there will be years when the crop yields are reduced, or prices will be low. Perhaps they will diversify their crops, depend on livestock, or purchase a system to irrigate their crops. All these are ways to mitigate and reduce their risks. When there is no insurance culture or trust in insurance companies -and insurance companies themselves may not have extensive experience selling agricultural insurance - there is understandably little interest to purchase crop insurance. In such cases, it is the government who is the de facto insurer because crop losses of more than 50...
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Supporting effective regulation and supervision of index-insurance in Francophone Africa

Author: 
Rachel Sberro-Kessler (Global Index Insurance Facility)
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General
Public/Legal frameworks
Legal/Regulatory frameworks
Other frameworks
The development of sustainable index-insurance markets requires enabling legal and regulatory environments The adoption of the “CIMA Book VII” on April 5th 2012 was a major milestone allowing and regulating the development ofmicroinsurance and index-insurance for 15 countries in the Inter-African Conference on the Insurance Market or CIMA region In addition to this regional regulatory change, the Global Index-insurance Facility (GIIF) has supported national insurance supervision agencies with this transition. In particular, GIIF has assisted the Senegalese Insurance Supervision Agency with...
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World Bank Group Convenes Developing Countries Seeking Improved Agribusiness Trade

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Data management
Earthquake data
Public/Legal frameworks
Weather index
Area yield
Country: 
Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, October 23, 2014— The World Bank group this week brought together trade and agriculture officials from Africa, Asia, and Latin America with experts and private sector representatives for an international dialogue on how to overcome key trade barriers along agribusiness supply chains. The peer-to-peer learning event, titled “Leveraging Opportunities for Agri-Food Agencies in the Post Bali Era” and held in Manila October 22 and 23, aimed to help developing countries build efficient trade logistics systems and services that facilitate agribusiness trade while ensuring food...
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PlaNet Guarantee and GIIF to launch first regional management platform for index insurance

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Data management
Public/Legal frameworks
Other frameworks
Weather index
Hybrid
Country: 
Burkina Faso
Mali
Senegal
PlaNet Guarantee, member of the PlaNet Finance Group, and the GIIF come together to launch the first regional management platform for index insurance. The objective is to cover 60 000 farmers in West Africa by 2015. While agriculture remains the main economic sector in West Africa (on average 30% of the GDP of countries in the region and 70% of the workforce), no risk management tool is offered to farmers to secure their income. In case of drought, floods, or due to other factors that could cause a significant drop in yields, farmers currently receive no form of protection. The traditional...
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