IFC to boost microinsurance safety nets for Indonesia's most vulnerable amid Covid-19


JAKARTA, Feb 5 (Xinhua): The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is collaborating with Indonesian locals to boosts microinsurance safety nets and make insurance more broadly available for tens of millions of informal economy workers and families amid COVID-19, IFC has announced.

IFC said in a statement that it will provide PasarPolis, an Indonesian insurtech firm, with 5 million U.S. dollars in equity finance to develop infrastructure to connect insurers, digital platforms and customers unserved by the traditional insurance sector.

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