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GIIF to Host Session on Coping with Climate and Disaster Risks at ICII 2026

21
Oct
Author:
GIIF
The GIIF Program will host a knowledge exchange session titled “Coping with Climate and Disaster Risks” at the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance (ICII) 2026, taking place in Rwanda this October. As climate and disaster risks intensify, communities, farmers, and small businesses face growing uncertainty. This session responds to the need for practical solutions that strengthen financial resilience, with a focus on how collaboration between governments, development partners, insurers, and lenders can support both recovery and long-term stability. Scheduled for Wednesday, October 21
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Rwanda Country Highlight 2026

Author:
GIIF
This country highlight showcases how the Global Inclusive Insurance Facility (GIIF) has supported the development of agricultural insurance in Rwanda. Beginning with an early partnership with MicroEnsure (now the Microinsurance Company) and later expanding through collaboration with ACRE Africa, GIIF helped design and establish Rwanda's first weather index insurance scheme for smallholder farmers. Key achievements include developing simple, affordable rainfall and drought index products; raising awareness among farmers, local insurers, and the Rwandan meteorological agency; building training
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13
Apr

Strengthening Africa's Insurance Sector: Inside the New Capacity Program

Launch of the Capacity Building Program In this interview, the Secretary General of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) reflects on the launch of the GIIF capacity-building program and its role in strengthening agricultural and climate insurance across Africa. He shares insights on key challenges, early results from the first cohort, and the path toward scaling impactful, inclusive insurance solutions. GIIF: Congratulations on the launch of the “Capacity Building and Development for Agricultural and Climate Insurance” training series. To begin, could you share what inspired this
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What is Weather Index Insurance? By Mayfair Insurance

Content owner:
Mayfair Insurance
Topics:
Weather index
Mayfair Insurance, a GIIF Partner, has produced a video for awareness raising on index insurance during last season (2018).
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2018 Development Finance Forum: Unlocking Investment Opportunities in the East African Community

2018 Development Finance Forum: Unlocking Investment Opportunities in the East African Community

11
Sep
GIIF Financial Sector Specialists will attend " 2018 Development Finance Forum: Unlocking Investment Opportunities in the East African Community " in Kigali, Rwanda. This year’s Development Finance Forum (DFF) in Kigali will bring together business leaders, policymakers, thought leaders and financiers from private and public sectors in the EAC and beyond to drill down together on what can be done to start to address some of the biggest challenges to scaling up private investment in housing, agribusiness, and tourism in East African Community (EAC) countries.
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Distributing Agri Micro-insurance in East Africa –Lessons Learned

Distributing Agri Micro-insurance in East Africa –Lessons Learned

Content owner:
ACRE Africa
Author:
Rahab Kariuki, Managing Director, ACRE Africa
Topics:
Product distribution
ACRE Africa participated in 2018 Understanding Risk Forum in Mexico City in May 2018. Organized by the World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and partners every two years, the event provides organizations and individuals with the opportunity to exchange knowledge, highlight new activities and initiatives, establish new partnerships, and foster innovation in the field. As part of this year’s program, the Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Program (DRFIP) and the Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) – both in the WBG’s Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation
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Rwanda to Host a Regional Conference on Micro-insurance

Rwanda to Host a Regional Conference on Micro-insurance

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Topics:
Public/Legal frameworks
Country:
Rwanda
Rwanda is hosting the 4th Eastern and Southern Regional Conference on Microinsurance aimed at sharing insights on inclusive insurance business models and strategies, Rwanda's The New Times reports. National agricultural insurance schemes and weather index insurance pilots will be discussed as tools for making agricultural insurance accessible to smallholder farmers.
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Parametric Insurance: Closing the Protection Gap in Africa

Parametric Insurance: Closing the Protection Gap in Africa

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Topics:
General
Country:
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Parametric insurance has the potential to serve a significant developmental role in Africa, as it pays out benefits based on a predetermined index for losses resulting from catastrophic events, Clyde & Co's Max Ebrahim and Wynne Lawrence wrote in Commercial Risk Online. In the article, GIIF's collaboration with ACRE Africa, which is serving the populations in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania, is also cited.
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GIZ: Innovations and Emerging Trends in Agricultural Insurance

GIZ: Innovations and Emerging Trends in Agricultural Insurance

Content owner:
http://p4arm.org/giz-innovations-and-emerging-trends-in-agricultural-insurance/
Author:
Ulrich Hess and Peter Hazell
Topics:
General
In this report, GIZ explores the trends in agricultural insurance and public relief as risk management tools in rural areas of developing countries. The report takes a closer look at the challenges in scaling up index-based insurance, linked to the demand form farmers, the design of indexes, the distribution of the insurance products, and the changing climate. Authors Ulrich Hess and Peter Hazell also propose solutions to the challenges in scaling up index insurance. To read the report, please click here.
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Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Quotes Kilimo Salama as an Example for Microinsurance Programs

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Quotes Kilimo Salama as an Example for Microinsurance Programs

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Topics:
Weather index
Meso-level
Country:
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
In an address to an audience at an Adaptation Futures 2016 plenary session in Rotterdam, UN Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands said financial services that are inclusive would enhance the vulnerable populations’ ability to escape poverty. Financial inclusion is particularly important for smallholder farmers. Without access to credit, they could become caught up in activities with declining productivity and incomes. Along with savings and remittances, insurance is an important financial instrument that helps smallholder farmers
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