Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Microinsurance
The Geneva Papers (2014) 39, 197–200. doi:10.1057/gpp.2014.9 The
Posted: 1 May 2014
Date Written: April 25, 2014
Abstract
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance — Issues and Practice is publishing its first special issue on microinsurance. This is a bold and timely step; bold, as we still grapple with the basic question whether microinsurance is simply a low-cost variant of traditional insurance, or whether it is an altogether different paradigm, founded on other hypotheses and operated with dissimilar business processes. And timely, because microinsurance now features in many professional conferences on insurance, where hundreds of participants are eager to gain and share knowledge on this topic. The Geneva Papers, it is hoped, can add to the theoretical analysis or empirical evidence on microinsurance through the publication of five articles in this special issue, and disseminate some novel insights.
Keywords: Microinsurance
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