This course offers a unique opportunity to learn from over fifteen years of experience and innovation in inclusive insurance, facilitated by the ILO's Impact Insurance Facility.

Microinsurance Master is the only accelerator designed for microinsurance leaders and decision-makers allowing participants to collaborate with industry leaders to accelerate their microinsurance activities and to better serve the in-need communities they work with. 

This virtual, five-half day program is designed to enhance supervisors' capacity to promote inclusive insurance, to effectively regulate and supervise expansion of insurance to the underserved segments of society, and develop sustainable and inclusive financial systems.

The European Microfinance Award, created in 2005 by Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs’ Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, is conferred on organizations that demonstrate exceptional innovation and commitment in advancing the sector in a particular area.

This publication is the culmination of a year’s work exploring how insurance can help low-income and vulnerable people manage risk, recover from shocks, and build long-term resilience.

Last week, the Selection Committee for the European Microfinance Award 2025 on “Building Resilience Through Inclusive Insurance” selected the three finalists who will go on to compete for the EUR 100,000 prize: Britam General Insurance, Kenya; DHAN Foundation, India; and RADIANT YACU Ltd., Rwanda.

Financial tools including insurance and recovery lending are key for improving microfinance clients’ resilience.

This deck explores challenges and opportunities, showing how funders can unlock insurance’s full potential as a catalyst for stability, security, and economic growth.

This transaction marks Symbiotics first sukuk issuance and the first gender-based sukuk to be deployed in Pakistan’s microfinance sector. 

The objective of the program is to match qualified professionals with organizations working on the frontiers of financial inclusion, microfinance and impact insurance, to bridge skill gaps and create a new generation of professionals with experience serving low-income populations.