This study conducted an experiment in Mali to test whether patients pressure doctors to prescribe medical treatment … they do not necessarily need. The experiment varied patients' information about a discount for antimalarial tablets and …: informing patients about the discount, instead of letting doctors decide to share this information, increased discount use by 35 …

insurance markets. Based on 20 years of insurance premium data from 180 countries, and a similar wealth of data on institutions … and financial market development, the paper presents important correlates of insurance market development. Although the … analysis cannot identify which factors directly cause insurance market growth, the results suggest that interventions aimed at …

This note summarizes the findings and conclusions of the review of the insurance sector in Mali. The review was … assess the structure, performance, and outlook of the insurance sector with respect to the potential for the sector to …'s population. The insurance market in Mali falls short of its potential today; however, its outlook is promising. This technical …

This technical note covers the insurance sector supervised by the CBR. The analysis was carried out as part of the 2016 … during the mission. The assessment has been supported by discussions with the CBR and the insurance market participants. the … Russian insurance industry ranked 27th in the world. Non-life insurance premium accounted for 89 percent of GPW while life …

This assessment of insurance regulation in Indonesia was carried out as part of the 2016-17 Financial Sector Assessment … Program (FSAP). The Indonesian insurance sector is still vulnerable to a number of material risks. A number of insurers have … relaxed for nine months while introducing the temporary suspension of mark to market valuation rules. The Indonesian insurance …

One important barrier to insurance markets that are more inclusive is the necessity to better understand the needs of … gap of unmet but insurable risks. The results also show that experience with and knowledge of insurance is very low, but …

assistance from the World Bank Group (WBG) to conduct a technical and diagnostic review of the Uganda Agricultural Insurance … strengthening the scheme; it also includes a proposal for two additional insurance programs, one for crop and one for livestock … chapter four describes past and present agricultural insurance initiatives, including the UAIS. Section two includes the …

. To manage the financial impacts of production shocks, the GoU seeks to use agricultural insurance to derisk rural lending … and expand access to rural credit for smallholders. In partnership with private insurance companies, the GoU launched the … Uganda Agriculture Insurance Scheme (UAIS) as a five-year pilot in July 2016. The objectives of the scheme are to ensure that …