Latin America´s Annual Microinsurance Summit 2015 tackles exactly what is needed to create win-win distribution channel, develop new products for the segment in a more creative way, and radically change the way the market is reached through a powerful mobile strategy. Hear from companies that have a proven record of success and extensive experience in the Latin American market, including Grupo Segurador BB-Mapfre, Pleyade, AIG, Nacional Vida, Allianz and Grupo Financiero Banrural.

The Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), part of the World Bank Group’s Finance and Markets Global Practice, will launch indexinsuranceforum.org, an online knowledge platform for index-insurance practitioners globally on January 20, 2015. The official launch event will be held in the ACP Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium and will see GIIF’s key donors, including the European Union and The African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) Group, in attendance. The platform features knowledge products, research and discussions on key issues related to the development of innovative index-insurance

The Conference will focus on how agricultural insurance and food security are linked and how this link is relevant for future development efforts. It will sharpen the understanding under what circumstances and how agricultural insurance can best contribute to food security and provides a platform to share experiences. The Conference welcomes food security and agricultural insurance experts, development organizations, insurance policy makers and regulators, academia and representatives from the private sector. View AIC 2014 panelist interviews here.