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Protecting the poor : a microinsurance compendium

Title: Protecting the poor : a microinsurance compendium / edited by Craig Churchill.
Publication: Geneva, Switzerland : International Labour Office, c2006-<2012>
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v. : ill.; 25 cm

Summary

Comprises a collection of papers on the provision of microinsurance to the poor by focusing on life and health insurance.

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Note

Vol. 2 edited by Craig Churchill and Michal Matul.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

Full text in PDF format also available from International Labour Organization web site and Munich Re Foundation web site

Contents

pt. 1. Principles and practice -- 1.1. What is insurance for the poor? / Craig Churchill -- 1.2. The demand for microinsurance / Monique Cohen and Jennefer Sebstad -- 1.3. The social protection perspective on microinsurance / Christian Jacquier ... [et al.] -- pt. 2. Microinsurance products and services -- 2.1. Challenges and strategies to extend health insurance to the poor / Ralf Radermacher, Iddo Dror and Gerry Noble -- 2.2. Long-term savings and insurance / James Roth, Denis Garand and Stuart Rutherford -- 2.3. Savings- and credit-linked insurance / Sven Enarsson, Kjell Wirén and Gloria Almeyda -- 2.4. Meeting the special needs of women and children / Mosleh Ahmed and Gabriele Ramm -- pt. 3. Microinsurance operations -- 3.1. Product design and insurance risk management / John Wipf, Dominic Liber and Craig Churchill -- 3.2. Marketing microinsurance / Craig Churchill and Monique Cohen -- 3.3. Premium collection : minimizing transaction costs and maximizing customer service / Michael J. McCord, Grzegorz Buczkowski and Priyanka Saksena -- 3.4. Claims processing / Michael J. McCord and Richard Leftley -- 3.5. Pricing microinsurance products / John Wipf and Denis Garand -- 3.6. Risk and financial management / Denis Garand and John Wipf -- 3.7. Organization development in microinsurance / Craig Churchill and Richard Leftley -- 3.8. Governance / Zahid Qureshi -- 3.9. Loss control / Zahid Qureshi and Gerry Noble -- 3.10. Performance indicators and benchmarking / Denis Garand and John Wipf -- pt. 4. Institutional options -- 4.1. Cooperatives and insurance : the mutual advantage / Klaus Fischer and Zahid Qureshi -- 4.2. The partner-agent model : challenges and opportunities / Michael J. McCord -- 4.3. The community-based model : mutual health organizations in Africa / Bénédicte Fonteneau and Bruno Galland -- 4.4. Institutional options for delivering health microinsurance / Ralf Radermacher and Iddo Dror -- 4.5. Beyond MFIs and community-based models : institutional alternatives / Richard Leftley and James Roth -- 4.6. Retailers as microinsurance distribution channels / James Roth and Doubell Chamberlain -- 4.7. Microinsurance : opportunities and pitfalls for microfinance institutions / Craig Churchill and James Roth -- pt. 5. The role of other stakeholders -- 5.1. The role of donors / Alexia Latortue -- 5.2. An enabling regulatory environment for microinsurance / Martina Wiedmaier-Pfister and Arup Chatterjee -- 5.3. The promotional role of government / Sabine Trommershäuser, Roland Lindenthal and Rüdiger Krech -- 5.4. The role of insurers and reinsurers in supporting insurance for the poor / David M. Dror and Thomas Wiechers -- 5.5. The provision of technical assistance / Richard Leftley and Richard Lacasse -- pt. 6. Conclusions -- 6.1. Strategies for sustainability / Craig Churchill and Denis Garand -- 6.2. The future of microinsurance / Felipe Botero ... [et al.] -- Appendix I. Description of microinsurance providers.

Call Number

JBE 07-1599

ISBN

9789221192541 (v. 1 : hbk.)
9221192547 (v. 1 : hbk.)
9789221257448 (v. 2)
9221257444 (v. 2)

LCCN

2007358568

OCLC

80167563

Title

Protecting the poor : a microinsurance compendium / edited by Craig Churchill.

Imprint

Geneva, Switzerland : International Labour Office, c2006-<2012>

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats

Full text in PDF format also available from International Labour Organization web site http://www.ilo.org and Munich Re Foundation web site http://www.munichre-foundation.org/

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