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 banques et les assureurs sont pressentis pour prendre la tête du fonds annuel d’adaptation au climat de 60 milliards de dollars
L'Afrique a besoin de 60 milliards de dollars américains par an au cours de la prochaine décennie pour l'adaptation au climat, sous peine de perdre 2 [...]
Banks, insurers tipped to lead Africa’s $60bn annual climate adaptation fund drive
Africa needs up to US$60 billion annually over the next decade for climate adaptation, or risks losing 2% to 5% of its GDP to climate shocks, expe [...]
Why insurers need to engage with Africa’s development-focused energy transition
The future of Africa’s energy will not be shaped by ideology alone. It will be defined by the continent’s desire to accelerate industrial development, [...]
Balancing innovation and exposure: Insurance sector’s emerging tech challenge
In an evolving risk landscape, global insurers and reinsurers must strike a balance between innovating to identify and mitigate risks and recognising [...]
Tax brinkmanship and trade tariff war test South African insurers’ resilience
The executive teams at many of South Africa’s major financial institutions are no doubt incensed over National Treasury’s last-minute recant of a half [...]
South Africa’s tax hike and government ructions bring political violence and terrorism covers back into focus
As the rest of the world frets over US President Donald Trump’s on-again off-again trade tariffs, South African businesses and consumers are holding t [...]
Sustainable finance regulation to reshape the future for Africa’s insurers
As businesses in the United States (US) dial down their climate and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) focuses, firms in the rest of the world [...]
La réglementation sur la finance durable va remodeler l’avenir des assureurs africains
Alors que les entreprises américaines réduisent leurs efforts en matière de climat et de diversité, d'équité et d'inclusion (DEI), les entreprises du [...]
South Africa’s Santam ride on sustainable underwriting for growth, profitability
The question of whether South Africa’s non-life insurers remain focused on sustainable underwriting is answered in Santam Limited’s 2024 Annual Report [...]
Preparedness and rapid response boost re/insurers’ sustainability
Preparedness and rapid response are essential for insurers and reinsurers seeking to limit their exposures to natural catastrophe events. The dividend [...]