How Technology Can Make Insurance More Inclusive

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This note is part of a series of notes that explore new trends and developments in Fintech and analyze their potential relevance for WBG activities. The note discusses how new technology can make insurance more inclusive and hold the potential to overcome barriers to inclusive insurance when suitably transferred to emerging countries.

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“World Bank Group. 2018. How Technology Can Make Insurance More Inclusive. FinTech Note;No. 2. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30059 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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