Trade and Development Aspects of Insurance Services, recently published by UNCTAD, highlights economic issues of importance for developing countries to strengthen insurance markets (full text, pdf, 2.76 MB). From the announcement:

As one of the key pillars of financial services and of the trade and development matrix, insurance services have a spillover effect on the rest of the economy and play a crucial role in economic development. The sector, which is in the midst of rapid liberalization, also holds great potential for growth, particularly in the developing world.
 
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