NGO in Pipeline – USWAG Development Foundation looking to establish own MBA
Kalibo, Aklan—In early 2018, the United Services and Welfare Assistance Group (USWAG) Development Foundation expressed their intent to form a new MBA to service potential clients in their area of operation at Kalibo, Aklan. Throughout the year, a series of organization profiling, market research, actuarial studies and joint development meetings were conducted to prepare USWAG […]
Insurance, Savings and Loan Advocates (ISLA) mobilized in Samar and Leyte to increase outreach
Samar and Leyte—In 2018, PREMIUM explored the development of new distribution channels to help provide risk managing financial services such as savings, loans and microinsurance products throughout Samar and Leyte. One such distribution channel is through the Insurance, Savings and Loan Advocates (ISLA). Sari-sari store owners (SSSOs) from Eastern Visayas were profiled and trained to […]
Area Managers, Unit Managers, Account Officers, Microinsurance Supervisors and Coordinators of CARD MRI have orientations in preparation for Sagip Negosyo roll out
Tacloban, Leyte—On 11 October 2018, fifty-one Area Managers, Unit Managers, Account Officers, Microinsurance Supervisors and Coordinators from CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) had an orientation and training session on Sagip Negosyo in preparation for the graduation of Cohort 03 beneficiaries. Among the fifty-one attendees, 57% were women. They had their orientation at the Ritz […]
162 sari-sari store owners join the Palarong Sari-sari Sure during the second Microinsurance Roadshow
Basey, Samar—On 9 August 2018, 162 store owners who became part of the PREMIUM Project joined the Microinsurance Roadshow: Palarong Sari-sari Sure at Christ is King Church in Barangay Buscada, Basey in Samar. Participating sari-sari store owners took part in games and activities to make for an engaging learning experience of the matters at hand. […]
Lakbay Aral series accommodates 197 members and staff of CARD on first half of 2018
Pasig—From January to June 2018, MiMAP (RIMANSI) facilitated ten Lakbay Aral sessions for 10 groups (a total of 197 CARD staff and members) of selected CARD Center Chiefs, Unit Managers and Account Officers. Each walkthrough covered the basics of microinsurance and microinsurance mutual benefit associations (Mi-MBAs); and the services, programs and projects anchored over the years by […]
Onwards to Good Governance: RIMANSI held Governance and AMLA Workshop in May
Manila—RIMANSI held the first run of the Governance and AMLA workshop for 2018 on May 29 to 31 at Hotel Benilde, Manila. Seventeen new Board, management, and staff of five Mi-MBAs engaged in the workshop. Strengthening good governance and the important role of the Board in effectively representing the members of their respective Microinsurance MBAs […]
Annual statement workshop
Pasig—On April 18 and April 24 2018, MiMAP (RIMANSI) helped facilitate the Annual Statement Workshop to aid Mi-MBAs in compliance with the required annual submissions to the Insurance Commission. Insurance companies, including Microinsurance MBAs are required to provide annual statement reports in compliance to the IC. There were 16 participants from 8 Mi-MBAs on April 18 and there […]
RIMANSI begins 2018 with Insurance Commission dialogue
Manila—RIMANSI started 2018 with a dialogue meeting with the Insurance Commission on January 11, 2018. Participating in the meeting were RIMANSI board and management, and IC representatives, which included the Insurance Commissioner Dennis Funa. Agenda for the meeting included updates on the association’s performance, proposed recommendations in the guidelines for the registration of distribution channels, […]
RIMANSI Annual General Meeting
Pasig—MiMAP (RIMANSI) had its three-day Annual General Meeting from March 26-28 of 2018. The AGM was guided by the theme “Deepening Outreach for Greater Financial Inclusion.” On the first day of the AGM, 22 members from 11 Mi-MBAs were oriented on the programs and services offered by MiMAP at the Medical Plaza Ortigas Building in Pasig […]
Strategic Planning for Mi-MBA grantees
Early in 2018, MiMAP (RIMANSI) helped facilitate the strategic planning for 3 Mi-MBAs; namely SEDP MBA, PBC MBA and Serviamus MBA. This component aims to help facilitate the MBAs’ planning of respective 3 to 5 year strategies regarding MBA operations, financing, organization targets, market strategies and the like. Mr. Julio Jose Banzon, MiMAP Consultant, and Mr. […]