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.
Les changements géopolitiques exigent une plus grande attention de la part des souscripteurs africains
La convergence entre la géopolitique et les facteurs de risque traditionnels refaçonne les décisions en matière de distribution et de souscription à t [...]
Resilience is the new watchword for Africa’s short-term insurers
Insurers, reinsurers and other stakeholders in the risk management value chain must move beyond responding to loss events to building resilience throu [...]
Climate resilience demands a rethink of reinsurance pricing and risk modelling
Recent droughts, floods, storms and wildfires confirm that extreme weather events are redrawing the risk landscape for businesses and households. Clim [...]
Risk managers report charts blueprint for systemic solutions to South Africa’s interconnected risks
Those in leadership positions across Africa must weigh their decisions carefully, often setting aside the lure of short-term profit in order to pursue [...]
AI, climate and distribution take centre stage at Africa’s premier insurance event
The second day of the 51st African Insurance Exchange (AIE 2025) got underway on a cold but sunshiny winter’s day at Sun City, South Africa. But your [...]
Seeding sustainable growth across African insurance markets
The 51st African Insurance Exchange (AIE 2025), hosted at Sun City in South Africa, brought together more than 1,200 insurance professionals from 20 c [...]
Capacity building and local context key to sustainable cross-border African insurance
Insurance and reinsurance brokers seeking to conduct cross-border business in Africa must contend with four major hurdles: capacity constraints, f [...]
Le renforcement de la capacité et le contexte local sont essentiels pour une assurance transfrontalière durable en Afrique
Les courtiers en assurance et en réassurance qui souhaitent exercer des activités transfrontalières en Afrique doivent faire face à quatre obstacles m [...]
Disciplined pricing and resilient infrastructure are key to profitable insurance in Africa
Disciplined and principled underwriting is non-negotiable if Africa’s insurers and reinsurers are to build sustainable businesses in today’s compl [...]
Une tarification rigoureuse et une infrastructure résiliente sont les clés d’une assurance rentable en Afrique
Une assurance rigoureuse et fondée sur des principes n'est pas négociable si les assureurs et réassureurs africains veulent développer des activités d [...]