Impact Insurance Academy

The ILO's Impact Insurance Academy is a unique opportunity to learn from more than fifteen years of experience and innovations in inclusive insurance facilitated by the ILO's Impact Insurance Facility. By combining plenary sessions with specific electives by the choice of participants, participative activities, case studies and intensive discussions, the Academy offers a dynamic learning environment for participants and experts from all over the world to discuss ways of developing inclusive insurance. FORMAT • Cutting-edge topics presented and discussed in a series of classes facilitated by the ILO and partners’ experts and resource persons. • A range of elective workshops offering insight into specific subjects, tools and training packages. • Opportunities to present the work that participants are doing and discuss with it with experts. • Peer-assist sessions and space for receiving a structured feedback on projects. CONTENT The plenary sessions covered the following: • What is Impact Insurance? • Double bottom line: Achieving social and commercial objectives • Leveraging technology for inclusive insurance • Making public-private partnerships work in insurance • The women’s market: A new opportunity for insurers • Impact insurance for climate change adaptation The elective courses offered were: • Complementary health insurance and services • Insurance for MSMEs • Market research and human-centred design: Translating customer insights into improved results • Introduction to agricultural insurance • Accessing new markets through alternative distribution channels • Performance monitoring: Tracking social and financial KPIs