The Micro Insurance Academy

Welcome to the Micro Insurance Academy, an Indian (Delhi-based) Charitable Trust dedicated to training, research, and advisory services for microinsurance units serving the poor. At present, we are the first and only institution dedicated to training community-based micro health insurance schemes in insurance domain knowledge.

We empower communities to protect livelihoods using the exciting financial tool of microinsurance. In a nutshell, “we help communities manage risks from the ground up.” Learn more about the Micro Insurance Academy & our work in microinsurance

Microinsurance Research & Publications

The Micro Insurance Academy conducts evidence based research on microinsurance, and publishes extensively on various aspects of microinsurance. Visit our publications page, where you can read & download our publications on microinsurance free of charge!

Micro Insurance Academy News:

Nepal Microinsurance Coalition gets boost from Rockefeller Foundation and Erasmus University Rotterdam

New research on health insurance and the quality of healthcare

Bringing Micro Health Insurance to Orissa: Madhyam Foundation, MIA and AWO International announce new partnership!

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Microinsurance & Development: Focus on healthcare & the poor in India

Learn some facts about healthcare expenditure in India, and why micro health insurance offers an attractive solution to the challenge of affordable access to healthcare for the poor.

Innovative tool for microinsurance benefit package design: Let's CHAT!

Learn about CHAT, (Choosing Healthplans All Together) the amazing tool that's helping poor communities get the healthcare they want at prices they can afford.