Different stakeholders in livestock related supply chains face varied but interlinked challenges. The Government-Industry-Academia can all help to solve these challenges. In line with this CIRM (Centre for Insurance and Risk Management) is organizing a “Technical Round-Table on Livestock Risk Management” on 26th Feb 2010 to identify the challenges in livestock risk management and to gauge how those can be solved in a time-bound manner.

For the Flyer and Concept Note please click here.

For more information please contact: Anupama Sharma (anupama.sharma [at] ifmr.ac.in) {or} Alok Shukla (alok.shukla [at] ifmr.ac.in).

National Microinsurance Conference to be held on December 10-11th in Delhi

The UNDP is organizing a National Conference on the Status of Microinsurance in India, in collaboration with academic and policy centres – the Centre for Insurance and Risk Management (CIRM) and Centre for Micro Finance (CMF) at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR).  The conference is scheduled for December 10th and 11th 2009 at Essex Farms in New Delhi.

The conference is designed for insurance providers, regulators, researchers and other stakeholders. It will focus on product innovation, constraints to scale, supply/demand side challenges, and policy level issues in India. Panelists will, among other topics, discuss the role of government in extending micro-insurance, compare the status of the Indian market with other countries, and share successes and challenges implementing various models and products.

Delegates can register online at: http://ifmrundpmicroinsurancemeet.eventbrite.com/

To register or if you’d like more information about the conference or the centres involved, please contact Ms. Janani Akhilandeswari or Ms. Deepti KC or visit the organization’s websites: CIRM & CMF

Contacts: Ms. Janani Akhilandeswari, Ms. Deepti KC
Email: janani.akhilandeswari [at] ifmr.ac.in; deepti.kc [at] ifmr.ac.in

The Centre for Insurance and Risk Management (CIRM) at IFMR in collaboration with the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania organized a week long training programme titled ‘Scaling Micro Insurance in Developing Countries’ recently in Chennai, India.

With wide range of participants, and speakers from Wharton, IFMR, and the industry, the programme aimed at addressing the challenges of Microinsurance and how to scale and make it work for the poor.

Please click here for the press release.