ACRE Africa partners with insurers to offer affordable index-based crop insurance to smallholder farmers. Uses weather stations and satellite rainfall data to trigger payouts automatically.

Kenya-based pilot that bundled hospital cash, digital loans, and mobile health tools to increase access and affordability. MicroEnsure piloted Fearless Health by combining hospital cash benefits with mobile-enabled digital health loans to support underserved Kenyan populations.

Blue Marble partnered with Nespresso to provide weather index insurance to coffee farmers. Automatic payouts based on satellite rainfall data. Coverage expanded to multiple countries.

MicroEnsure bundled insurance with mobile loans and airtime in 15 countries. By 2016, this model had scaled to reach over 40 million clients and included 200+ insurance products. It illustrates a high-impact approach to mobile-enabled microinsurance delivery with large-scale outreach.

An index-based crop insurance product tailored specifically for women smallholder farmers in Mali. This inclusive approach improves gender equity and strengthens financial protection for rural women by providing climate-resilient risk coverage. The model aims to address both agricultural vulnerability and structural gender gaps in access to insurance.

WFP's R4 initiative insures 8,000+ households in Zimbabwe and Mozambique against drought, floods, and cyclones using area-yield and weather index insurance, in partnership with local insurers.