UNDP at the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2025

UNDP will join policymakers, regulators, insurers and practitioners from 40+ countries to advance inclusive insurance for emerging markets. The conference is hosted by FEDESEG, JPRF and the Superintendencia de Compañías, Valores y Seguros, in cooperation with Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network. UNDP’s Insurance and Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) will spotlight practical pathways to scale agricultural insurance that protect smallholder farmers and rural households.

Why this matters

Globally, over 500 million smallholder farmers face growing climate risks yet lack reliable financial protection. UNDP’s Financial Resilience in Agriculture (FRA) initiative supports governments and market players to make agricultural insurance affordable, scalable and sustainable through policy, regulation, public programmes and financing that work together.

UNDP Sessions & Activities

Monday 13 Oct • 14:00–17:30

Workshop 3 – Institutionalising agricultural insurance: Introducing the institutionalisation training tool

UNDP Facilitators

• Miguel Solana – Global Technical Lead, UNDP Insurance & Risk Financing Facility

• Rosa María Vélez – National Coordinator for Inclusive & Risk Financing, UNDP Mexico

• Ajay K Singh – National Programme Director - PMFBY, UNDP India

• Jorge Morillo – Coordinator of Insurance & Risk Financing Initiatives, UNDP Ecuador

Speakers

• Kamna Sharma – Additional Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, India

• Mónica Rangel – Director, Finagro, Colombia

• Munyaradzi Daka – CEO, Agro Consortium (U) Ltd., Uganda

• Natalia Rumazo, Director of Agricultural Risk and Insurance, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ecuador

What to expect
An interactive training on how governments can embed agricultural insurance within development plans for scale and sustainability. Drawing on UNDP’s FRA and evidence from 20+ country experiences, the session shows how to align four pillars—policy, regulation, programmes, financing—into a coordinated national agenda.

You will

• Learn the four pillars of an Integrated Agricultural Insurance Agenda and why integration matters.

• Explore first steps and sequencing to launch or deepen institutionalisation.

• Hear from India on political buy-in, cross-sector collaboration and lessons learned.

• Complete a rapid diagnostic on your country’s enabling conditions and institutional maturity.

• Join breakouts to sketch country-specific pathways using FRA planning tools and a peer “knowledge marketplace.”

Monday 13 Oct • 14:00–17:30

Workshop 4 – Federación Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros (FIDES) Inclusive Insurance Task Group

Session 2: Participatory Construction of a Roadmap for Inclusive Insurance in Ecuador: Main Challenges

Speakers

• Inka Mattila – Resident Representative, UNDP Ecuador

• Gabriela Cabrera – Commercial Vice President, Zurich, Ecuador

• Gisella Heredia – Business Manager, Seguros del Pichincha, Ecuador

• Omar Vargas – Director of Underwriting, MAPFRE, Ecuador

Facilitator

• Gabriel Pérez

Focus
Discussion on the progress and challenges of inclusive insurance and microinsurance across the region.

Wednesday 15 Oct • 14:00–15:30

Parallel Session 8 – Creating pathways and partnerships to make agricultural insurance for climate resilience available to institutions

Speakers

• Steve White – Consulting Actuary, Milliman

• Kamna Sharma – Additional Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, India

• Rodrigo Ibarra – President, Ecuadorian Association of Actuaries (AEACT), Ecuador

• Munyaradzi Daka – CEO, Agro Consortium (U) Ltd., Uganda

• Mónica Rangel – Director, Finagro, Colombia

Facilitator

• Rosa María Vélez – National Coordinator for Inclusive & Risk Financing, UNDP Mexico

Focus
Experts from Colombia, Ecuador, India and Uganda share institutional models, partnerships and digital delivery that are expanding agricultural insurance coverage for smallholder farmers. Anchored by UNDP’s FRA and the Global Actuarial Initiative (GAIN), the featured initiatives are connecting 200+ aggregators and value-chain partners and insuring 45+ million farmers through innovative risk-sharing mechanisms.

Wednesday 15 Oct • 16:00–17:30

Parallel Session 11 – Institutionalising inclusive insurance in the Global South: Policy and regulatory pathways for a well-functioning market

Speakers

• Nerea Vadillo – Public Sector Technical Lead, AXA Climate, France

• Santiago González – Local Project Manager, AXA Climate, Ecuador

• Carlos Lopez Moreira – Senior Policy Advisor, IAIS, Switzerland

• Pedro Pinheiro – Knowledge & Strategic Partnerships Manager, Microinsurance Network / IDF, Luxembourg

Facilitator

• Jorge Morillo – Coordinator of Insurance & Risk Financing Initiatives, UNDP Ecuador

Focus
Policy and supervisory pathways to build inclusive insurance markets, especially for agriculture. The panel will cover sovereign risk financing, public–private collaboration and smart subsidy design. Latin America updates include five new TPAs and pilots in Ecuador and Colombia reaching 10,000+ farmers, alongside the legal reforms needed to scale.

Thursday 16 Oct • 09:00–10:00

Plenary 5 – Tech with purpose: Inclusive Insurance innovation in Latin America

Speakers

• Belén Gómez – Board member, Rio Uruguay Seguros & UNEP-FI Principles of Sustainable Insurance; AIP Expert – Vertical Leader: Microinsurance & Inclusive Insurance, Argentina

• Carolina Losada Angel – Founder & CEO, Seguros TúPrimero, Colombia

• Nathaly Vinueza – CEO, Warmi, Ecuador

Facilitator

• Rosa María Vélez – Insurance and Risk Finance Coordinator, UNDP Mexico

Focus

Despite significant progress, inclusive insurance in Latin America continues to face access gaps for remote, low-income and informal groups. This session showcases innovators using technology intentionally to bridge these divides.