1.1 What is insurance for the poor? / Craig Churchill. 1.2 The demand for microinsurance / Monique Cohen and Jennefer Sebstad. 1.3 The social protection perspective on microinsurance / Christian Jacquier, Gabriele Ramm, Philippe Marcadent and Valérie Schmitt-Diabate. 2.1 Challenges and strategies to extend health insurance to the poor / Ralf Radermacher, Iddo Dror and Gerry Noble. 2.2 Long-term savings and insurance/ James Roth, Denis Garand and Stuart Rutherford. 3.6 Risk and financial management / Denis Garand and John Wipf. 3.7 Organization development in microinsurance / Craig Churchill and Richard Leftley. 3.8 Governance / Zahid Qureshi. 3.9 Loss control / Zahid Qureshi and Gerry Noble. 3.10 Performance indicators and benchmarking / Denis Garand and John Wipf. 4.1 Cooperatives and insurance: The mutual advantage / Klaus Fischer and Zahid Qureshi. 5.3 The promotional role of governments / Sabine Trommershäuser, Roland Lindenthal and Rüdiger Krech. 5.4 The role of insurers and reinsurers in supporting insurance for the poor / David M. Dror and Thomas Wiechers. 5.5 The provision of technical assistance / Richard Leftley and Richard Lacasse. 6.1 Strategies for sustainability / Craig Churchill and Denis Garand. 6.2 The future of microinsurance / Felipe Botero, Craig Churchill, Michael J. McCord and Zahid Qureshi.