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China Life: Micro Insurance for the Poor

By: Shawn Cole and Lilei Xu
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:16
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Abstract

China Life must decide whether to accept the government's "invitation" to develop a microinsurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably?

Keywords

Social Enterprise; Insurance; Insurance Industry; China

Citation

Cole, Shawn, and Lilei Xu. "China Life: Micro Insurance for the Poor." Harvard Business School Case 212-030, November 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
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Shawn A. Cole

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