Author: Gareth Stokes
Resilience non-negotiable as underwriters respond to evolving risk landscape
Global risk and insurance professionals seeking a single word to describe their experiences over the latest 12 months might lead with “resilience”. Th [...]
Regulators’ dilemma in balancing consumer protection and ESG agenda
From green-to-impact to social-washing, readers of recent regulatory papers on sustainable finance could be forgiven for wondering where it all ends.
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Les réassureurs africains tracent la voie vers la résilience et la durabilité à long terme
Les réassureurs axés sur l’Afrique relèvent le défi d’un paysage du risque en constante évolution, alors même que la persistance d’une inflation élevé [...]
Africa’s reinsurers plot a course for long-term resilience and sustainability
Africa-focused reinsurers are rising to the challenge of the increasingly evolving risk landscape, even as persistent high inflation and slowing e [...]
Push for a reasoned approach to sustainable finance disclosures
Policymakers should not rush headlong into new sustainability-focused regulations and standards without first consulting widely with industry, and per [...]
L’impact et la durabilité sont désormais le mortier des opérations de capital-investissement
L’impact et la durabilité remplacent de plus en plus les critères environnementaux, sociaux et de gouvernance (ESG) comme slogan de nombreuses confére [...]
Impact, sustainability the mortar in PE deals
Impact and sustainability are replacing environmental, social and governance (ESG) as the tagline on many insurance- and investment-focu [...]
Circular economy mindset to achieve mining, insurance sustainability in Africa
Mining firms plying their trade in Africa have a chance to improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) outcomes by adopting a circular ec [...]
South Africa’s Santam demonstrates resilience amid rising extreme weather risks
As the frequency and severity of extreme weather events rise, Africa’s general insurers are turning to the risk management and underwriting tools avai [...]
Risk awareness critical for insurers’, reinsurers’ sustainability, stresses AGCS
A clear view of the evolving risk landscape and a fluid approach to operational and underwriting decision making are critical for the long-term sustai [...]