Newsletter

The Facility Newsletter will be published every 2-3 months.

• Innovation Flash, Issue 12 - (pdf 593 KB)
  February 2012
  
  Alexia Latortue (CGAP) reflects, in her editorial, on the importance to focus on demand and for providers and delivery channels to develop a thorough understanding of clients' needs, preferences and behaviors so as to scale up their efforts. The Newsletter also highlights key lessons emerging from the Facility's Innovation grantees, presents new thematic studies and publications, and shares new sections on the Knowledge center and other useful tools for the industry.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 11 - (pdf 464 KB)
  November 2011
  
  Dirk Reinhard (Munich Re Foundation) reflects, in his editorial, on how the microinsurance sector has in the past ten years slowly taken off and on what the next steps could be to increase both profitability and client's value. The Newsletter also highlights some Facility's new Innovation grantees (Round 5), presents the new thematic studies and publications of the Facility, and shares useful resources and opportunities (Fellowship positions in Africa).
• Innovation Flash, Issue 10 - (pdf 242 KB)
  June 2011
  
  Insurers and their delivery partners have often a business model that brings insufficient value for the clients. Anja Smith from Cenfri highlights in her editorial that distribution channels should be more active in providing quality services to clients. They should not only sell products but most importantly service the claims. The Newsletter highlights some Facility's new Innovation grantees (Round 5) and shares useful resources (publications, videos, training and events).
• Innovation Flash, Issue 9 - (pdf 270 KB)
  March 2011
  
  Why should we invest in an enabling regulatory framework for microinsurance? Yoshi Kawai, Secretary General de of the International Association of Insurance supervisors (IAIS) can contribute to that goal to prepare the growth of the market and support consumers' protection. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new fellowships opportunities, presents some grantees successes and shares useful resources (publications, articles and videos).
• Innovation Flash, Issue 8 - (pdf 337 KB)
  December 2010
  
  What is the impact on microinsurance of the microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh? Bernd Balkhenhol, Director of the ILO's Social Finance programmme presents the positive and downside of the crisis in the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new grantees, presents in details the Knowledge management portal and shares useful ressources (publications, articles and videos).
• Innovation Flash, Issue 7 - (pdf 742 KB)
  August 2010
  
  Should we keep on calling insurance for the bottom of the pyramide "micronsurance"? That's the question Peter Wrede from AKAM proposes to discuss in the editorial. The Newsletter highlights the Facility's new grantees, presents lessons concerning the distribution channels and shares publications and opportunities for the sector.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 6 - (pdf 353 KB)
  May 2010
  
  This issue starts with an editorial from Veronica Wodsak, ILO's Social Security Department explaining how microinsurance can support universal access to social security. It highlights the Facility's Knowledge management strategy, presents a few lessons from the grantees and shares publications and opportunities for the sector.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 5 - (pdf 436 KB)
  February 2010
  
  This issue starts with an editorial from Craig Churchill, explains why Round 4 of the Innovation grants focuses on health microinsurance, presents the CCB program, highlights News/Resources from the sector and a few job opportunities.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 4 - (pdf 267 KB)
  September 2009
  
  This issue presents the new Innovation grantees, the first study tour in India, the African landscape study of microinsurance, News from the sector and a few job opportunities.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 3 - (pdf 272 KB)
  May 2009
  
  Updates on the Innovation grants (round 3 & 4); TA grantees; Consumer education; Research grants; Job opportunities.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 2 - (pdf 216 KB)
  February 2009
  
  Third Round is released;
  The new grantees' profiles are on-line.
• Innovation Flash, Issue 1 - (pdf 373 KB)
  November 2008
  
  Through innovation grants, the Facility encourages a variety of organizations to engage in microinsurance and experiment with new products or partnerships. In the first round, we received 127 grant applications, of which nine were selected.