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Call for Proposals: International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2024
The International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2024 will take place from 21-25 October 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal. 400+ experts from 50+ countries will discuss and identify ways of accelerating growth and economic viability for households in inclusive insurance for emerging markets. The conference will be hosted by the Nepal Insurance Authority, Nepal Insurers Nepal Insurers' Association and the Life Insurance Association of Nepal in cooperation with Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network.
To cover subjects that are currently of interest, the conference organizers are calling for proposals on the following topics:
- The business models for inclusive insurance.
- ICII 2024 pitching session.
- Digital solutions for inclusive insurance.
- New inclusive insurance products or partnerships in the fields of a) health or hospital cash, b) funeral insurance or family financial support covers after breadwinner death, c) (micro) pensions.
- Coping with climate and pandemic risks.
- Enabling (regulatory) environment.
- Gender-sensitive inclusive insurance.
- Consumer education: build capacities of people, societies and institutions.
- Looking back: successes and failures in inclusive insurance.
- Learnings from scientific research.
Submission deadline for proposals and draft papers: 9 May 2024
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