Insurance - Matches

In the face of seasonal climate variability, the smallholder farmers, particularly those in rural communities, are among the most adversely affected. ..

Crop insurance is a risk management tool designed to even out agricultural risks and address the consequences of natural disasters to make losses more..

This study reviews and evaluates the major contributory and noncontributory social protection programs that are currently in place as part of the gove..

This paper aims to review and assess protection afforded by the Social Security System and the Government Service Insurance System, two out of the thr..

Illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities and natural disasters have a devastating effect on those poor households’ cash flow..

Microinsurance--insurance services for low-income households--has emerged as a phenomenon in recent years. This Policy Notes draws attention to the ne..

When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insura..

Free trade agreements (FTAs) are seen to boost a nation's competitiveness in the global trade arena. Asia, albeit a "late bloomer" in initiating FTAs ..

This paper compares the design features and implementation of the social health insurance (SHI) for the poor programs of the Philippines and Vietnam. ..

Low-income households find it hard to cope with the risks brought about by an illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities, and na..

To help ease the burden of medical expenses on the part of lower-income households during times of illness and emergencies, the Philippine government,..

This study assesses the state of microinsurance in the country, identifies the players and their performance, and the challenges facing microinsurance..

More recently, considerable attention has been given to financial regional integration and cooperation, which intensified in the wake of the East Asia..

This paper is a preliminary review of the state of competition in the insurance industry of selected Asian countries. In particular, it explores how c..

Has the insurance industry in the five ASEAN economies been fully tapped to help in fostering the development of capital markets in the region? This P..