12 Dec 2025
We're delighted to share a rich set of resources produced throughout the year, capturing lessons, innovations and practical insights from members, partners, practitioners and thought leaders across the sector.
Introduction
Throughout 2025, e-MFP has shone a light on Inclusive Insurance — the theme of this year’s European Microfinance Award and a core focus of our work across events and publications.
Why? Because inclusive insurance is essential wherever people face the daily risk of illness, crop failure, natural disasters or income shocks. It provides security, stability and a path to greater resilience for those who need it most.
We’re proud to share a comprehensive set of new resources showcasing global innovations and real-world solutions. These materials were made possible thanks to the insights and generosity of dozens of practitioners, e-MFP members and partners who shared their knowledge through our publications, blogs, and conference sessions.
Dive into the content and discover how inclusive insurance is evolving — and why it matters more than ever.
Publications
Building Resilience through Inclusive Insurance: Insights from the European Microfinance Award 2025.
This paper is the latest in an annual series of publications that pulls together all themes, innovations, and case studies around that year’s European Microfinance Award (EMA) and explores how insurance can help low-income and vulnerable people manage risk, recover from shocks, and build long-term resilience. It profiles 12 trail-blazing organisations from the EMA2025 whose innovative insurance-based solutions are making financial protection accessible, affordable and trusted for low-income and vulnerable populations.
e-MFP Members' Spotlight on Building Resilience through Inclusive Insurance.
Inclusive insurance has become a defining element in the resilience agenda. As climate shocks, health crises, and economic instability expose the fragility of low-income households, the role of insurance in financial inclusion is evolving: it is no longer a luxury, but a critical bulwark for vulnerable people. To capture current thinking and practice across the sector, e-MFP surveyed its membership in June-July 2025. The 18 respondents - representing funders, networks, financial service providers, and technical specialists - shared insights on barriers, trends, innovations, and organisational engagement in this publication.
BLOGS
Building A Resilient Future: How WFP’s Inclusive Risk Financing Work Is Strengthening Resilience By Advancing Financial Inclusion For The Most Vulnerable, by Andrea Camargo, World Food Programme (WFP), 10 September 2025.
Strengthening Resilience Through Weather Idex-Based Crop Insurance: Lessons from Zambia’s Contract Farming Model, by Douglas P. Daura & Nihar Jangle, GIZ, 17 June 2025.
Just One Tool In The Toolbox: How We Can And Must Design Integrated Insurance Solutions To Build Resilience, by Craig Churchill, ILO, 10 June 2025.
Beyond Affordability: Behavioural Barriers to Uptake of Inclusive Insurance, by Sam Mendelson, e-MFP, 21 May 2025.
How Do We Create Profitable Solutions That Solve The Insurance Protection Gap For The Next Billion People? Thoughts From One Of The Industry’s Founding Fathers, by Richard Leftley, 17 April 2025.
MFIs and Microinsurance: A Natural Partnership by Solène Favre, VisionFund International, 1 April 2025.
Why Insurance Matters: Announcing the European Microfinance Award 2025 on ‘Building Resilience Through Inclusive Insurance’ by Sam Mendelson, Matthew Genazzini, Asier Achutegui, 28 March 2025.
An Evolving Landscape: Microinsurance, Resilience, and the European Microfinance Award 2025, by Matthew Genazzini and Asier Achutegui, Microinsurance Network, 13 March 2025.
IF25 conference sessions
Plenary - Building Resilience Through Inclusive Insurance (recording).
Mobile-Enabled Microinsurance 2.0: Using Digital Technology to Scale Protection (recording).
Innovations in Inclusive Insurance: Products (presentation).Innovations in Inclusive Insurance: Distribution Channels (presentation).
Insuring Low-Income Agricultural Households for Climate Change (recording), (presentation).