Author: John Mungabe
Africa Ahead: the Sustainability Challenge adds more to CPD offering
Continuing professional development (CPD) is now available for all members of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) across Africa, through Africa Ahe [...]
ESG rises to the top of the annual Sanlam Benchmark Survey
ESG is attracting increased focus, according to the latest Sanlam Benchmark Survey – an annual body of research into the state of retirement funds and [...]
Organisations need to prepare as South African reserve bank predicts a perfect storm of risk factors, warns Riskonet
Risk management consultancy Riskonet has expressed concern over the country’s macro-risk status following the South African Reserve Bank’s latest fina [...]
Willie Lategan succeeds Saks Ntombela as Hollard Group CEO
The Hollard Insurance Group has announced that Willie Lategan, former group CFO and currently CEO of Hollard’s short-term insurance arm, will take ove [...]
New Guide designed to change approach to risk management, says IRMSA
Study is a paradigm shift in the approach to risk management and offers robust frameworks for strategic management thinking for boards and executives, [...]
African countries at growing risk of unrest, warns Verisk Maplecroft
Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal and Kenya are all listed by Verisk Maplecroft as countries facing a significant risk of civil unrest this year as food crises [...]
Munich Re increase first quarter profits to €608m, but life and health impacted by Covid-19 losses
Globally, Munich Re generated a profit of €608m (589m) in Q1 2022, an increase from a profit of €589m in the same period of 2021, thanks to strong org [...]
Price Forbes ties in with Medu Capital for southern Africa growth
Price Forbes South Africa has announced that Medu Capital is to support its buy-and-build strategy.
Medu Capital is a 100% black-owned investment m [...]
Zimbabwe’s insurance regulator backs agricultural market
Zimbabwe's insurance regulator and IFC have launched a partnership to create a market for agricultural insurance products in Zimbabwe to protect small [...]
Insurers believe it is time for digital engagement platforms
Some 27% of insurers believe that implementing digital engagement platforms or introducing customer portals will have the biggest positive impact on t [...]