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New data reveals gender disparities in access to insurance

Data gathered from emerging economies across the globe shows worrying differences in the access of low-income men and women to financial services such as inclusive insurance. Participants in this year’s June Member Meeting (JMM) explored ways to even up the gender imbalance and ensure women are not left behind.

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Rise in telemedicine use during Covid-19
Evidence from Latin America suggests that more and more people are making use of virtual medical consultations during the pandemic. Our experts discuss how telemedicine offered as part of health insurance cover could offer added value for low-income customers.
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MiN & Members: Events
Expert Forum: Business case for microinsurance in Covid-19 times | Tuesday, 30 June 2-3pm CEST | Register now (members only)
Save the Date: International Conference on Inclusive Insurance - Digital Edition to take place from 2-6 November 2020
MiN presents P2P Protect: Peer-to-peer insurance and the response to Covid-19 | watch full webinar recording
MiN: Seminario web en Español - "Creando resiliencia a través de la telemedicina"  | Ver la grabación
Women's World Banking: "Making Finance Work for Women" (virtual event) | 20-21 October 2020  | Buy tickets
Elsewhere in the sector...
Digital Leadership Series: Refocusing microinsurance for inclusive growth
ICMIF webinar: Pandemics, protection and emerging markets - mutuals and cooperatives as a vehicle for building long-term development
One Acre Fund: Farming in the time of Covid-19
Extending insurance in times of crisis: how an innovative partnership is serving low-income micro-business owners in Indonesia
Morocco: World Bank approves $500m to support financial and digital inclusion reforms
Strengthening crop insurance with digital solutions 
Thailand: InsurTech Go! Insurance secures funding to launch its easy-to-access health insurance platform 
Pakistan: EFU Life launches online insurance products for its largest distribution channel 
Organisation of Eastern & Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI) webinar series: Innovation in agriculture (re)insurance | Tuesday, 21 July 2020 | Buy tickets and register for event 
Member profile:
AXA
Garance Wattez-Richard, Head of AXA Emerging Customers and winner of the Geneva Association’s 2020 Women in Insurance Award, speaks on pushing the boundaries of insurability and making protection relevant and accessible to more segments of the world's population.
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MiN & Members: News/Jobs
AXA and Western Union to collaborate to provide inclusive insurance
Read more on affordable insurance through money transfers with Garance Wattez-Richard
A2ii is looking for a Policy Advisor | Deadline to apply: 12 July 2020
ADA & Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation gauge their partner MFIs' perspectives on Covid-19 crisis
BMZ & WFP: Amid Covid-19, Germany donates to protect African countries with climate insurance
ADA, Democrance & IFAD: Linking insurance with remittances to improve resilience
DHAN Foundation: Talk on development series - enabling community to end Covid-19
Feed the Future MRR Innovation Lab & WFP: Building trust in index insurance with picture-based crop audits in Ethiopia
ILO Social Finance Podcast - Episode 1: Covid-19, insurance and financial inclusion
MiCRO & Frankfurt School: InsuResilience Solutions Fund to support MiCRO and SBS Seguros in Colombia
Radiant Yacu pays a visit to first policyholder in rural Rwanda
UNEP-PSI: World's insurers and UNEP launch first global insurance industry guide to tackle sustainability risks
Publications/Blogs/Resources
A2ii insights: Impact of Covid-19 on the uninsured and vulnerable and implications for supervisors
ADA: Activity Report 2019
Cenfri: Staying afloat - the sustainability of insurers
ILO's Impact Insurance Facility: Case Brief - NBC Mozambique
GSMA: Growing agri insurance - ACRE Africa's experience of innovative partnerships
IFC: Covid-19 and the insurance industry - why a gender-sensitive response matters
UNDP Insurance and Risk Facility: Business continuity insurance - a missing link in global protection  
CNseg's Pedro Pinheiro on the "Role of the insurance industry in protecting biodiversity" (in Portuguese)
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