Mr. Sammy Makove, the CEO of Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), makes opening remarks during a health and life micro-insurance project briefing workshop held at Crown Plaza Hotel, Nairobi on 15th May, 2012.

The micro-insurance sector has been receiving increased attention worldwide. Efforts to increase inclusion of low income households into the insurance market have born diverse experiences in Kenya. To succeed in addressing challenges encountered by the demand, supply and policy side of the sector, FSD Kenya is in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to support an initiative aimed at systematically promoting the participation of low-income households in life and health insurance market in Kenya. The first step towards achieving this objective is to undertake an in-depth study that identifies opportunities, bottlenecks and strategies to promote health and life micro-insurance market in Kenya.