This policy note summarizes evidence of the existence of informal insurance networks and the extent of such informal exchanges in community level financial management. It provides information regarding the interaction of the informal and formal insurance markets, assessing the demand for the product.
Policy Lessons from Marketing Monsoon Onset Insurance in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University; Lisa C. Nestor – Centre for Micro Finance, IFMR; Surabhi Agrawal – Centre for Micro Finance, IFMR; Tetyana Zelenska – Innovations for Poverty Action
2012