Author: John Mungabe
Trade credit insurer Coface to double its ESG project support worldwide
Trade credit insurer Coface is to double its support to the financing and implementation of long-term ESG (environment, social, governance) projects b [...]
Sub-Saharan Africa faces downturn but long-term prospects remain good, says IMF
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic activity is expected to slow significantly in 2022 and remain relatively modest in 2023. The news come as African insure [...]
Uncertain future driving need for insurance, suggests leading insurer
An uncertain future is fuelling the need for insurance, believes a leading market player, who warns however that reinsurance rates are likely to stay [...]
Insurers must learn to work together to build a successful industry, suggests Jephita Gwatipedza
The insurance industry across Africa has to support each other, learn from other and have strong regulatory support if it is to make the most of the o [...]
Fifty-two different ESG risks across 198 countries to be identified by new Verisk Maplecroft analytics tool
Verisk Maplecroft has launched Industry Risk Analytics to provide companies, insurers and financial institutions with a new geospatial risk solution t [...]
Ugandan insurers paying out on more claims as market grows
Claims payment is critical to the insurance value chain as it makes insurance tangible – that was the message form the Insurance Regulatory Authority [...]
Insurers should be watching as Africa-China relations strengthen
Africa-China relations are moving into a new phase, suggests a new report – something which insurers should be watching carefully as shifts in local e [...]
Fears grow South African protests may turn violent, warns Dragonfly
As increasingly frequent protests break out in South Africa, experts are warning insurers that events may turn violent later in the year.
Thomas Mu [...]
Insurance market set for strong growth through 2022 and 2023, says Swiss Re
Strong global insurance market growth in 2022 and 2023 with total premium volumes expected to rise above US$7trn in nominal terms for the first time e [...]
Sustainable infrastructure projects key to ending South Africa’s poverty
Investment into impactful, resilient and sustainable infrastructure projects stands out as the most effective weapon against South Africa’s triple thr [...]