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The Landscape of Microinsurance 2024

The Landscape of Microinsurance 2024

The Landscape of Microinsurance 2024 analyzes the growth and evolution of microinsurance, highlighting its critical role in supporting vulnerable populations facing climate shocks, crises, and financial insecurity. It covers 344 million people across 37 countries, examines regulatory frameworks, distribution channels, and subsidies, and emphasizes the need to close the protection gap while fostering long-term market development.

Making Climate Risk Microinsurance Work. Case Study: MiCRO & Aseguradora Rural (AR), Guatemala

Partnership between MiCRO and Aseguradora Rural to deliver parametric climate microinsurance to smallholder farmers and microentrepreneurs in Guatemala through bundled loans.

Skyline Partners: Protecting Jamaican Credit Unions from Tropical Cyclones with FatTrack™ Parametric Insurance: Timely Payouts During Hurricane Beryl

The document presents a case study on Skyline Partners' FatTrack™ parametric insurance solution, designed to protect Jamaican Co-operative Credit Unions (JCCUL) from financial risks associated with major hurricanes. Utilizing independently reported wind field data, the solution offers precise and timely payouts, as demonstrated during Hurricane Beryl.

World Food Programme's Sahel Climate Catastrophe Layer

The document describes the Sahel Climate Catastrophe Layer (SCCL) by the World Food Programme (WFP), a parametric insurance covering vulnerable populations against extreme droughts in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The initiative enables rapid, pre-financed disaster response, complements national risk financing tools, and strengthens regional climate resilience.