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Download logoAfrica Risk Capacity Limited (ARC) (www.ARC.int) recently paid out US$$350,000 to farmers in a corner of Madagascar after a drought, proving

Download logo Africa Risk Capacity Limited (ARC) (www.ARC.int) recently paid out US$$350,000 to farmers in a corner of Madagascar after a drought, proving the value of insurance in building resilience. David Maslo, head of business development at ARC Ltd, explained “The value of insurance comes from a claim. At that point, the insured discovers the […]

capital Newspaper It is often joked that, ‘You do not need a miracle, just have insurance.’ However, insurance covers remain elusive for many as a result of financial strains in life. This is more-so an uphill ask for smallholder farmers whose income fluctuates with the adverse effects of climate change. Trying to close this elusive gap is one, Rose Goslinga, a micro insurer and advocate for creating insurance for small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia. She leads Pula, a compan...

capital Newspaper It is often joked that, ‘You do not need a miracle, just have insurance.’ However, insurance covers remain elusive for many as a result of financial strains in life. This is more-so an uphill ask for smallholder farmers whose income fluctuates with the adverse effects of climate change. Trying to close this elusive gap is one, Rose Goslinga, a micro insurer and advocate for creating insurance for small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia. She leads Pula, a compan...