Twitter Interview on 24 November on 'The Role of Insurance Supervisors in Boosting Women's Access to Insurance'

Please join us for an interview via live tweets on Twitter on Wednesday, 24 November at

16:00 CET

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We welcome you to follow along via our Twitter account or to ask your questions by tagging @a2ii_org and and using the hashtags #a2iiTwitterview and #a2iigender.

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The Report

Women's access to insurance contributes to the mandate of insurance supervisors to maintain a fair, safe, and stable insurance market, and more broadly, sustainable development. Yet, this potential of women's insurance is still to be realised as available data indicates women are currently underserved by the insurance sector. This very much reflects the wider context of the persistent financial inclusion gender gap. While it is generally understood that women's access to insurance is low in emerging markets, the precise situation is unclear due to insufficient sex-disaggregated data at the national, regional or international level. Nevertheless, many multistakeholder partnerships are advancing women's access to insurance by increasing the supply of tailored solutions. These customer-centric products address women-specific risks, vulnerabilities and access constraints and have proven successful in increasing insurance penetration among women in some markets.

Download the report from our Knowledge Hub.

Public Dialogue

Click here to watch the recording.

On 27 May, the A2ii and IAIS held a public dialogue on Women's Access to Insurance.

The dialogue was moderated by Suzette Vogelsang, Head of Banking and Insurance at the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB). Katherine Miles, A2ii consultant and technical expert on women’s financial inclusion, presented some insights from the upcoming A2ii report on ‘The Role of Insurance Supervisors in Boosting Women’s Access to Insurance’. Her presentation covered how the insurance sector and regulatory approaches can help increase women’s access to insurance, the current status of women’s access to insurance, and the particular need for data on supply and demand. She highlighted how gender-diverse leadership in insurance companies can improve performance – both in terms of targeting women, as well as productivity and recommendations which can facilitate better access to high quality insurance for women.

A panel discussion followed, featuring Susan Neely, President and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), Renu Audit, Director of Authorisation and Supervision, at the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Mauritius, and Shree Kant Kumar, CEO of VimoSEWA.

The Dialogue recording is also available in Spanish and French - click here for more information.