Insurance for poor people
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- Expanding and improving crop insurance in India
- ( V.S. Vyas; S. Singh / Economic and Political Weekly, India , 2006)
- India’s National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) is vital for providing insurance cover to farmers, across regions, across seasons and across crops. This paper provides a comprehensive review of ...
- How to keep premiums low yet ensure financial sustainability of microinsurance providers?
- ( R. Mechler; J. Linnerooth-Bayer; D. Peppiatt / ProVention Consortium , 2006)
- This study provides an in-depth review of microinsurance by analysing a range of case studies and examining the benefits and limitations of microinsurance. It provides clear evidence of the value and ...
- Commercial insurance against natural disasters could facilitate a faster recovery than relief efforts alone
- ( D. Hofman; P. Brukoff / International Monetary Fund , 2006)
- Natural disasters in developing and small countries can disrupt the macroeconomic environment and put severe strain on public finances. International relief funds provided after a disaster are not alw...
- The impact of parent’s health on insurance loss
- ( H. Corman; A. Carroll; K. Noonan; N. E. Reichman / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA , 2006)
- This paper uses the Fragile Families and Child Welfare study to estimate health insurance status of urban, mostly unmarried, mothers and their one-year-old children. It examines why a substantial numb...
- Assessing the feasibility of micro-insurance schemes: guidelines
- ( International Labour Organization , 2006)
- This Guide will assist promoters of health micro-insurance schemes in conducting a feasibility study. It describes the preconditions for setting up a scheme, and most importantly, the characteristics ...
- Providing social protection for the poor through micro-insurance
- ( C. Churchill; D. Reinhard; Z. Qureshi / Global Development Research Center , 2006)
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This briefing paper is an output from a conference held in 2005 on microfinance and microinsurance, attended by several international stakeholders, including DFID, the ILO and CGAP.
For the purpose ...
- Ensuring good health: health insurance in sub- Saharan Africa
- ( id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2002)
- How can governments in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) provide universal equitable healthcare to their populations? How can SSA health systems respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and to the health needs of the ...
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