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ACRE Africa provides micro-insurance products to strengthen farmer resilience
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.
Date Issued
2021
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Better Weather Protection for Tanzanian Farmers
One Acre Fund and Global Parametrics piloted an innovative weather-index microinsurance solution using the Water Balance Index for ~70,000 Tanzanian smallholder farmers. The parametric cover enabled timely payouts and improved resilience against drought and excess rain.
Date Issued
2021
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Bringing Health Microinsurance to Kenyans via Mobile Phone
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.
Date Issued
2018
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Exploring the Role of Microinsurance in Financial Inclusion: a Tanzanian Case Study
Explores mobile-based microinsurance and its role in Tanzania's financial inclusion strategy.
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2024
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Global Parametrics & One Acre Fund Provide Weather Protection for Tanzanian Farmers
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.
Date Issued
2021
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IFC Inclusive Business Case Study: MicroEnsure
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.
Date Issued
2016
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