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.
South African insurers seek sustainability amid lacklustre growth and policy uncertainty
The South African insurance sector remains resilient despite lacklustre economic growth, market saturation, policy uncertainty, and the rising frequen [...]
South Africa’s new expropriation law poses limited threat to insurers, but risks remain
Claims that South Africa’s recently-enacted Expropriation Act of 2025 will not fundamentally change the country’s economic outlook and risk landscape [...]
California wildfires hold vital lessons for African insurers and regulators
Global insurers and reinsurers banking on benign natural catastrophe losses in 2025 had their hopes dashed early in the New Year, as a series of w [...]
Les incendies de Californie sont riches d’enseignements pour les assureurs et les régulateurs africains
Les assureurs et réassureurs mondiaux qui tablaient sur des sinistres naturels bénins en 2025 ont vu leurs espoirs s'envoler au début de la nouvelle a [...]
Africa’s insurance industry takes bold steps towards climate resilience, together
A decade from today, insurance and reinsurance professionals plying their trade on the African continent will want to see a large portion of the indus [...]
COP29 divides opinions as climate finance commitments triple and ironies abound
Whether or not you laud the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) as a success hinges entirely on which side of the carbon divide you find yourself, an [...]
Sanlam partners with Ninety One in bold ZAR400-billion asset management deal
Sanlam, one of South Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups, has announced a landmark partnership with Ninety One, appointing the firm [...]
South Africa special risks insurer tweaks strategy for climate-related risks
As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, South African stakeholders including government, insurers and industry regulators are explo [...]
Addressing the global insurance protection gap amid rising climate risks
The rising frequency and severity of climate change-related extreme weather events has featured in countless debates on the resilience and sustain [...]
Combler le déficit mondial de protection de l’assurance face à l’augmentation des risques climatiques
La fréquence et la gravité croissantes des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes liés au changement climatique ont fait l'objet d'innombrables débats su [...]