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The origins of microinsurance activity are clearly based on a sense of social responsibility, seeking to alleviate poverty, and it has come as a result of wealth distribution inequalities in the world (FAO, 2009; World Bank, 2006).
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de la Cuesta González, M., Ruza y Paz-Curbera, C., Arruti, F.J.G. (2013). Sustainability and Financial Inclusion in Microinsurance. In: de Guevara Radoselovics, J.F., Monsálvez, J.M.P. (eds) Crisis, Risk and Stability in Financial Markets. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137001832_10
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