International microinsurance confab in Manila on Nov 9

MANILA, Philippines - The 6th International Microinsurance Conference will be held in Manila on Nov. 9 to 11 with around 500 participants to discuss the solutions and challenges microinsurance faces in helping to achieve these goals.

Organized by the Munich Re Foundation, Microinsurance Network with support from GTZ/BMZ, the Philippines’ Department of Finance, and Georgia State University’s Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk, the confab will bring together representatives from across the microinsurance sector including insurance and reinsurance companies, international organizations, non-government organizations, development-aid agencies, academics, policymakers, regulators and supervisors.

It will discuss independent case studies and academic research on innovative and sustainable microinsurance programs and/or products, focusing on key issues and challenges.

These include new distribution channels, claims handling mechanisms, strategies for enabling the environment to develop microinsurance, solutions for natural disasters and finally insurance literacy.