Microinsurance as a means of protection against the risk
of poverty. Factors affecting the demand and product development Cover Image

Mikroubezpieczenia jako metoda ochrony przed ryzykiem ubóstwa. Czynniki kształtujące popyt i rozwój produktowy
Microinsurance as a means of protection against the risk of poverty. Factors affecting the demand and product development

Author(s): Dariusz Stańko
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Polska Izba Ubezpieczeń
Keywords: Microinsurance; risk of poverty ; product development

Summary/Abstract: The article presents factors affecting the demand for insurance protection. Microinsurance programmes have been presented, i.e. insurance products which are better adjusted to poor and very poor people. The demand for this type of coverage can be observed in poor as well as industrialized countries. The article presents the situation of the social and economic groups in Poland that are most prone to all types of threats and analyzes the possibility of applying microinsurance solutions in those cases.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 105-119
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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