ARC pays out $2 million to Madagascar after drought
The Malagasy government has received US$2.13 million from the African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC) to cover anticipated losses to livelihoods of its [...]
Economic risk set to outweigh health risks post-Covid, warns Control Risks
African economies are facing a challenging time post-Covid with associated political and security risk implications according to a new report from Con [...]
Lloyd’s produces blueprint for Covid-19 recovery
Lloyd’s has published a number of ways the insurance industry could fast-track global economic and societal recovery from the far-reaching impacts of [...]
Insurers need to assess environmental consequences of deep seabed mining
Mining the deep seabed has produced all sorts of opportunities for insurers, however a new paper suggests much more research is needed before there ca [...]
Africa forging ahead in tackling financial crime
African countries have made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fu [...]
Africa could emerge stronger post-Covid, with the private sector playing a key role
The sudden rise and sweep of COVID-19 has left African telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim impressed with Africa’s immediate response, but cautious about the c [...]
Insurers urged to join new claims platform
Fruit traders in Africa often lose out on claims because the distribution chain is opaque, Kingsly Kwalar, founder and CEO of OPTIMIZ. And at the same [...]
Training launched to help insurers ahead of disaster shocks
Training will help build the knowledge of the private sector, African governments and the international community to better carry out financial planni [...]
New tool claims to predict where locusts will go next
As east Africa struggles with one of the largest locust swarms in years, Climacell has launched a Predictive Locust Impact Solution to help insurers, [...]
Technology can help business back to the office post Covid-19 lockdowns
Covid-19 poses major challenges for players in every industry and companies now face unprecedented hurdles as they struggle to reopen.
A new report, [...]