INNOVATION FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Lighting a brighter future for families in the Solomon Islands
May 28, 2018Under a solar light on the back porch of his mother’s canteen sits 10-year-old Ashley Alevia, doing his homework. It’s eight in the evening and his father Terry, a school teacher sits next to him grading student papers. They live in Dunde Village, a community in Munda, Solomon Islands. The community is quiet tonight, only...
Farmer rebuilds life with new insurance payout
June 14, 2018Panapasa Ralulu is counting his lucky stars after being unharmed by a fire that destroyed his home and belongings in July last year. The 40-year-old sugarcane farmer and father of three says that although his family lost everything, he is blessed to be alive and grateful that he was covered by insurance. “At the time...
More farming sectors in Fiji receive insurance protection for the first time
May 19, 2018150 coconut farmers and 230 rice farmers are today covered under insurance for the first time. Fiji’s Minister for Agriculture, Honourable Mr Inia Seruiratu officially launched bundled microinsurance cover for Copra Millers Fiji Limited in Savusavu followed by Fiji Rice Limited in Dreketi today. The scheme is an initiative of the United Nation’s Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) in partnership with FijiCare Insurance Limited.
