In this policy paper more insight into the impact of linking crop insurance and credit and related policy issues is addressed. First, two insurance schemes analysed within the FARMAF project are elaborated on, namely a credit-based insurance in Zambia and a weather index-based insurance in Burkina Faso. Therefore the current state of affairs are overviewed, empirical evidence of linkages is addressed, and lessons that can be learned from that in FARMAF’s efforts to scale up (access to) crop insurances are described. Second, general policy issues and experiences related to both insurance schemes analysed within the FARMAF project is discussed.