Author: Calvin Manika
Calvin Manika is a Zimbabwean journalist renowned for his in-depth reporting on insurance, financial inclusion, and social impact. With near a decade of experience, he has contributed to prominent media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Continent, The Independent UK, and is our resident contributor in Zimbabwe.
Repeated fires emphasise chance for insurers to safeguard Zimbabwe’s small businesses
On October 9, 2024, Zimbabwe woke up to devastating news for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). A fire razed parts of the Mbare inform [...]
Farmers’ basket insurance: A game-changer for Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers
Zimbabwe's agriculture sector faces growing challenges in a nation that is becoming more and more susceptible to risks associated with climate change. [...]
Forum pitches for innovation in agricultural insurance
The labour of farmers, whether from large or small agribusinesses, hardly goes unnoticed in African economies. However, farmers confront numerous risk [...]
Insurance forum makes case for artificial intelligence use in fraud detection
Sylvester Rusere (36), an insurance customer with Econet’s subsidiary, EcoSure, staged the death of an imaginary daughter and made a claim. He falsely [...]
Harare gears for launch of health insurance scheme after 10-year delay
Harare City is gearing for the launch of a community-based health insurance scheme by the end of July, bringing into realisation the idea that Zimbabw [...]
Deployment of chatbots in the Zimbabwe’s insurance market causes rapid revolution
Africa has a unique opportunity to influence what the future of work looks like in these early days as large language learning models (LLMs) are evolv [...]
Africa insurance industry urged to prioritise climate resilience
Insurers cannot afford to steer clear of investing in climate-related products as risks such as floods and droughts continue to leave a trail of death [...]
FSD Africa project lines up new insurtechs in race to close protection gap
Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa-backed accelerator project has started onboarding the next set of insurtechs as it seeks to sharpen their prod [...]
Zimbabwean actuarial consultancy firm teams up with South Africa credit insurer to cover Zimbabwe-bound exports
Zimbabwean actuarial consultancy firm Invent Multiple Agents & Actuaries (Invent) has teamed up with South Africa’s credit insurer, Asset Finance [...]
Spotlight on rising non-remittances of premiums by employers in Zimbabwe
Many employers in Zimbabwe, especially in the mining sector, are increasingly failing to remit to insurers monthly premiums deducted from workers’ pay [...]