Making Access to Insurance Happen for People with Disabilities and Small Businesses and Micro-entrepreneurs
WFP piloted an inclusive weather-index insurance scheme for ~4,800 people in El Salvador, targeting women entrepreneurs and people with disabilities. The product enabled fast payouts during climate shocks and removed traditional credit-based enrollment barriers.
Topics
Climate and disaster risk
Inclusive insurance & financial inclusion
Gender and women's inclusion
Inclusive insurance
Disability
MSMEs
El Salvador
WFP
Products
Multi-risk / bundled
Embedded / digital / on-demand
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Country
El Salvador
Contributors
Author: Susanna de Sousa
Author: Leticia Gonçalves
Author: Andrea Camargo
Author: Carlos Alvarenga
Author: Walter Hernandez
Contributor: WFP El Salvador
Contributor: Seguros Futuro (Insurer)
Contributor: El Salvador Red Cross
Contributor: Ciudad Mujer
Contributor: OXFAM
Contributor: Asociaciones de Pequeños Productores Agrícolas
Date Issued
2021
Language
English
Form
Case study