Insurance: Resource Guide

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Access to Insurance Initiative - A global program designed to enhance broad-based, demand-oriented and sustainable access to insurance for low-income clients. The website contains case studies on the impact of regulation, supervision and policy; country diagnostics, guidance and tools.

Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (Cenfri) - South Africa-based think-tank which aims to support financial development and inclusion through research, advisory services and capacity-building. The website includes background on the Centre’s areas of research in microinsurance and health financing and access to related publications.

FinMark Trust -  The insurance section of this organization's website presents studies and papers on microinsurance, focused primarily on Southern Africa.

Global Information on Micro Insurance (GIMI)  - Resource center from the International Labor Organization (ILO) focused on health microinsurance and social protection.

Impact Insurance Facility - The ILO's Impact Insurance Facility seeks to increase the availability of quality insurance for the developing world's low-income families to help guard them against risk and overcome poverty. The website contains a Knowledge center with publications, videos and thematic pages.

Microinsurance Centre - Resource center providing documents, links and information on microinsurance around the world with a focus on the partnership model of microinsurance provision.

Microinsurance Network -  Platform for information sharing and stakeholder coordination which aims to promote the development and proliferation of good-value insurance products for low-income persons. The website offers information on challenges and topics in microinsurance, working group pages, publications, a lexicon, calendar of events, and a comprehensive list of other related web resources.

Munich Re Foundation - The foundation’s website includes a section on poverty and microinsurance with a collection of publications including project reports, articles and conference reports. 

Social Finance Programme - International Labor Organization (ILO) website presenting case studies, technical documents on microinsurance and information on ILO activities in microinsurance.