Political risk is highest seen globally in the last five years, warns Verisk Maplecroft
After two years in which the Covid-19 pandemic served as the primary source of global instability, the conflict in Ukraine was the main driver of risk [...]
More African countries leaning East, says new WTW survey
Shifting geopolitical alignments are dividing the globe into opposing blocs, according to a new report, with at least two more African countries switc [...]
VIDEO: African reinsurers ready for challenges ahead in 2023
African reinsurers ready for challenges ahead in 2023 Jephita Gwatipedza, chief operating officer of ZEP-Re, speaks to Liz Booth about the challenging [...]
African insurers must prepare for IFRS 17 to remain resilient
African insurers have been urged to ensure they are genuinely ready for the new accounting standard, IFRS 17, if they are to remain successful in the [...]
‘The polluting north and the affected south’: Africa faces new top risk and renews its focus on climate in 2023, says Allianz
The Allianz Risk Barometer has been released for this year, with a surprising contender knocking cyber risk out of first place in terms of African ris [...]
Africa will have key role to play as world looks to transition to greener solutions
The over-arching conclusion of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos was that global disruption is not slowing down and that no count [...]
Extreme weather events threaten insurers’ long-term sustainability
Extreme weather events continue to dominate global headlines, with torrential rain in Auckland and other parts of New Zealand a recent example. On Fri [...]
Sustainability … what sustainability?
ESG, digitalisation, AI, technology, climate change, compliance, disruption, good governance, these are the few words or concepts which dictate any ev [...]
Sometimes these climate activitists be like crazy!
If you follow the international newswires, then you could be excused for concluding that sections of the global climate activist community have lost t [...]
Tracing convergence of AI, data, research in insurance growth
As technology continues to play pivotal roles in the global economy in the form of digitalisation, regulators and operators in the insurance sector in [...]
