
MiCRO / SBS / Bancamía – Boosting Resilience for Microentrepreneurs
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.
Topics
Climate and disaster risk
Agriculture and agricultural insurance
Financial and insurance education
Microinsurance
Index Insurance
Climate resilience
SMEs
Colombia
MiCRO
Products
Agriculture
Parametric / index-based
Multi-risk / bundled
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Country
Colombia
Contributors
Author: Paola Cuadros Sierra
Author: Beatriz Vaca Dominguez
Contributor: Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organizations (MiCRO)
Contributor: SBS Seguros Colombia
Contributor: Bancamía
Contributor: InsuResilience Global partnership
Date Issued
2023
Language
English
Form
Case study