The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organization (MiCRO), with the support of SBS Seguros Colombia, launch an innovative insurance program to protect vulnerable rural communities against natural disasters exacerbated by climate change. As part of the community stores project associated with the UNDP’s Rapid Response Facility (RRF2) program, “Mi Siembra Segura” (My safe sowing) will protect …

After successful pilots of an inclusive insurance product that helps families and microentrepreneurs to recover from the consequences of natural disasters in Guatemala and El Salvador, MiCRO started a regional expansion to maximize impact and reach scale Activities in the first expansion country, Colombia, are the result of a partnership with SBS Seguros Colombia S.A, and now with the valued …

After successfully securing regulatory approval and launching pilot programs in Guatemala and El Salvador, the Microinsurance Catastrophe Risk Organization (MiCRO) will expand activities to three additional countries in the next two years. The first expansion country is Colombia where MiCRO, in a joint effort with SBS Seguros Colombia, an insurance company, designed and launched an innovative natural catastrophe insurance product specifically designed …