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Microinsurance, on the other hand, is like regular insurance, only in much smaller amounts and with lower premiums than standard insurance.
Shriram, LeapFrog Jump Into Microinsurance Megha Bahree 2011
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Microinsurance is different from microfinance which offers small loans through an organized mechanism to groups of poor people to invest in small businesses.
Shriram, LeapFrog Jump Into Microinsurance Megha Bahree 2011
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Microinsurance is aimed at low-income groups that are not served by typical insurance schemes.
LeapFrog to Invest in Indian Microinsurers John Satish Kumar 2010
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Microinsurance is aimed at low-income groups that are not served by typical insurance schemes.
LeapFrog to Invest in Indian Microinsurers John Satish Kumar 2010
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Microinsurance is aimed at low-income groups that are not served by typical insurance schemes.
LeapFrog to Invest in Indian Microinsurers John Satish Kumar 2010
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Microinsurance, low-cost insurance policies that cover the lives, health, crops and property of the most vulnerable, are being seen as a central way of providing social protection to the increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, flooding and drought.
The Guardian World News Annie Kelly 2011
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Microinsurance companies have had to dictate levels of rainfall as a way of setting limits for claims.
The Guardian World News Annie Kelly 2011
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"Microinsurance is seen as a way to get in and get market share," said Jim Roth, co-founder of LeapFrog Investments, a $135 million Mauritius-domiciled private equity fund that plans to invest in microinsurers.
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Bolivia's first crop insurance scheme promises to empower farmers , argues: Microinsurance can act faster than existing mechanisms and thus prevent sale of assets and get farmers back on their feet faster.
The Guardian World News Lucy Lamble 2011
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According to Insurance in Developing Countries: Exploring Opportunities in Microinsurance report that Lloyd's released in November 2009, currently just 5% (around 135 million) of low income people in developing countries are using micro-insurance products.
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