Microinsurance : a risk management strategy (Árabe)

Over two billion people worldwide lack any type of formal social security protection. Poor people are the least likely to benefit from coverage, yet they are the most vulnerable to risk and economic stress. Responding to this situation requires the involvement...  Exibir mais + Over two billion people worldwide lack any type of formal social security protection. Poor people are the least likely to benefit from coverage, yet they are the most vulnerable to risk and economic stress. Responding to this situation requires the involvement of a range of actors. Currently in the spotlight, micro-insurance is one of many financial services that helps manage risk. Micro-insurance is the protection of low-income people against specific perils in exchange for regular monetary payments (premiums) proportionate to the likelihood and cost of the risk involved. As with all insurance, risk pooling allows many individuals or groups to share the costs of a risky event. To serve poor people, micro-insurance must respond to their priority needs for risk protection (depending on the market, they may seek health, car, or life insurance), be easy to understand, and affordable. This report covers the dos and don'ts of micro-insurance for donors.  Exibir menos -

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