One Acre Fund, a nonprofit that supports smallholder farmers, partnered with Global Parametrics to pioneer a new Water Balance Index protecting 70,000 farmers in Tanzania from drought and excessive rainfall. This index-based weather insurance enables fast, affordable payouts, strengthening farmers' resilience to a volatile climate.

The case for insuring women for a better tomorrow. Green Delta Insurance Company (GDIC), a private non-life insurer in Bangladesh, partnered with IFC and others to design targeted insurance solutions for women. This note explores why women represent a key growth segment, how GDIC tailored its approach for Bangladeshi women, and the lessons learned from implementing this gender-inclusive strategy in the local market.

Bangladeshi insurtech Chhaya develops affordable digital health and life insurance distributed via mobile payments (bKash) with a subscription model.

A pilot index-based insurance product for rice farmers to mitigate flood-related risks and promote financial resilience.

In 2007, Britam, a Kenyan financial group, launched its first microinsurance product for low-income customers. Over 11 years, Britam built a profitable microinsurance business unit covering more than 700,000 lives by 2017. This case study distills key lessons from Britam's journey to guide other insurers in serving traditionally excluded markets.

Making climate risk microinsurance work: Green Delta Insurance Company in Bangladesh. This case study explores the origin, design, and delivery of Green Delta's agricultural microinsurance program. It reviews pricing mechanisms, subsidy structures, operational challenges, delivery models, and real-world performance results. The analysis offers key lessons for building climate resilience through private-public partnerships in emerging markets.

Information on the Kenya Agriculture Insurance Program developed in partnership with APA Insurance. The overview includes pricing structures, government subsidy mechanisms, challenges in implementation, delivery models, and overall performance metrics. The case outlines key lessons learned from executing a national climate risk microinsurance scheme in a Sub-Saharan African context and provides insight into scaling agricultural resilience through public-private collaboration.

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

Case study of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) and its role in climate risk microinsurance. This diagnostic overview outlines PCIC's origin, goals, and subsidy model, and examines the challenges and performance of its delivery system. The paper also highlights pricing strategies, key operational hurdles, and practical lessons learned — contributing to a broader understanding of how public sector agricultural insurance can support resilience in Asia.

In 2019, MiCRO and SBS Seguros, in partnership with Bancamía, launched "My Protected Investment", a microinsurance product for SMEs that combines index-based and traditional coverage. Three years after Colombia's first parametric insurance launch, the initiative had already reached almost 120,000 low-income beneficiaries, providing protection against hazards such as excess rain, drought, and earthquakes, while expanding access to underserved urban and rural clients.

Practical Action developed a flood index insurance for Western Nepal smallholder farmers. Features bundled services, cooperative-based sales, and payouts for crop loss after severe floods.

India's national public health insurance scheme for the poor, offering smart card–enabled, cashless hospitalization to over 37 million low-income families. This flagship initiative aims to enhance access to healthcare and financial protection for the most vulnerable populations across the country.

Social Finance Brief on Pacífico Seguros in Peru, outlining their experience in delivering non-life (property) insurance solutions. The brief explores product innovation, operational models, and lessons learned through collaboration with ILO Impact Insurance and MiM, focused on strengthening financial resilience through non-agricultural property coverage.

A 2024 case-control study evaluating M-FUND, a microinsurance scheme for migrant workers in Thailand, showing increased health service usage among insured populations.

Vietnam piloted enrolling TB patients into social health insurance to advance universal health coverage. While 76.5% were successfully insured, barriers like paperwork, delays, and costs left many uncovered. The study highlights the need for more flexible and patient-friendly enrollment systems.