Market Overview:

The Africa microinsurance market is currently witnessing moderate growth. Microinsurance is a component of microfinance that provides low-premium insurance plans to the low-income section of society. It offers various insurance, insurance-like, and similar products and services that help the weaker section of the society while providing risk protection and relief in case of distress, misfortune and contingent events. Microinsurance merges various small financial units into a large structure and provides a cushion against unexpected loss and exorbitant interest rates charged by unorganized money lenders.

Africa represents one of the leading microinsurance markets. It is primarily driven by the presence of a large low-income population, coupled with the positive economic growth in the region. In sub-Saharan Africa, many mutualized health insurance schemes have also been created based on voluntary membership. In exchange for the premiums they send to a fund, policyholders are entitled to certain benefits. Besides this, there has been an increase in the delivery of the microinsurance products to the target users through various institutional channels. These include licensed insurers, healthcare providers, microfinance institutions, community-based organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which is propelling the market growth. For instance, in West Africa, a French NGO called Centre International de Développement et de Recherche (CIDR) has also developed a maternity cover health insurance product. The product is sold at the village level, with all inhabitants paying an annual fee to cover all pregnant women. On account of these factors, IMARC Group expects the market to continue its moderate growth during the forecast period (2021-2026).

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the Africa microinsurance market report, along with forecasts for growth at the region level from 2021-2026. Our report has categorized the market based on region, product type, provider and model type.

Breakup by Product Type:

• Property Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Index Insurance
• Accidental Death and Disability Insurance
• Others
   

Breakup by Provider:

• Microinsurance (Commercially Viable)
• Microinsurance Through Aid/Government Support
   

Breakup by Model Type:

• Partner Agent Model
• Full-Service Model
• Provider Driven Model
• Community-Based/Mutual Model
• Others
   

Breakup by Country:

• South Africa
• Morocco
• Nigeria
• Egypt
• Kenya
• Others
   

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the Africa microinsurance market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the Africa microinsurance market?
• What are the key regional in the Africa microinsurance market?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the product type?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the provider?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the model type?
• What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
• What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
• What is the structure of the Africa microinsurance market and who are the key players?
• What is the degree of competition in the industry?