Author: Gareth Stokes
Gareth Stokes is an award-winning financial journalist with more than two decades’ experience writing in the financial advice, insurance and investment disciplines.
Strong leadership acknowledged as a key differentiator in financial services sustainability
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, received the rarely awarded Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) presidential hono [...]
Are the existing tools measuring ESG outcomes fit for purpose?
There are few sectors of the global economy that have taken the call to achieve impact, sustainability and resilience through their activities as seri [...]
Insurers and reinsurers in a quandary over riot, looting, terrorism and war
The lashing that non-life insurers and reinsurers received in 2020 and 2021 looks set to continue into 2022, with an ongoing slew of high value claims [...]
Banks and insurers benefit as country rating improves; SSA ratings outlook upbeat too
South African banks and insurers are riding a wave of renewed confidence following the recent S&P Global Ratings decision to revise the country’s [...]
Insurer resilience tested by civil unrest and pandemic shocks
Civil unrest and pandemic were the standout insurance events discussed in the 2022 Financial Sector Outlook Study; a report compiled by Genesis Analyt [...]
Rising inequality impacting negatively on insurance protection, warns Swiss Re
A new study by the Swiss Re Institute warns that rising inequality in advanced markets exacted a $252bn toll on insurance protection in 2019, making h [...]
African firms must internalise ESG strategies to build trust and ensure long-term sustainability, says PwC
Firms conducting trade in Africa must develop and implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies to avail of the business growth and [...]
Top insurance brands team up to expand reach across Africa
The big insurance story for the week ending 6 May 2022 was the joint venture (JV) announced by two major insurance brands, Allianz and Sanlam. In a me [...]
Adapt or die, warns global ratings agency
The impacts from physical climate risk are growing and projected to get worse between now and 2050 unless the world makes serious inroads on its adapt [...]
South African insurers facing significant losses as floods devastate KwaZulu-Natal
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