Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
Publications
Publications
  • September 2012
  • Case
  • HBS Case Collection

BASIX (Abridged)

By: Shawn Cole and Peter Tufano
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
ShareBar

Abstract

BASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah, managing director of the BASIX's bank, considers a revised insurance policy for the coming season, weighing the costs and potential risks of expanding the product against the potential benefits.

Keywords

Cost vs Benefits; Microfinance; Household; Risk Management; Insurance; Banking Industry; India

Citation

Cole, Shawn, and Peter Tufano. "BASIX (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 213-035, September 2012.
  • Educators
  • Purchase

About The Authors

Shawn A. Cole

Finance
→More Publications

Peter Tufano

Finance
→More Publications

More from the Authors

    • 2022
    • Faculty Research

    Crises and Collective Purpose: Distraction or Liberation?

    By: P. Tufano
    • May 2022
    • Management Science

    Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-Linked Savings Accounts

    By: Shawn A. Cole, Benjamin Iverson and P. Tufano
    • February 1, 2022
    • Harvard Business Review Digital Articles

    Business Schools Must Do More to Address the Climate Crisis

    By: Concepción Galdón, Knut Haanaes, Daniel Halbheer, Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Katell Le Goulven, Mike Rosenberg, Peter Tufano and Amelia Whitelaw
More from the Authors
  • Crises and Collective Purpose: Distraction or Liberation? By: P. Tufano
  • Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-Linked Savings Accounts By: Shawn A. Cole, Benjamin Iverson and P. Tufano
  • Business Schools Must Do More to Address the Climate Crisis By: Concepción Galdón, Knut Haanaes, Daniel Halbheer, Jennifer Howard-Grenville, Katell Le Goulven, Mike Rosenberg, Peter Tufano and Amelia Whitelaw
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College