Author: John Mungabe
ARC Ltd. tops the global table on ESG scores among insurers
Reinsurer African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited has received the global insurance industry’s top overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) scor [...]
Concerns rising on South African risks, warns Riskonet
International safety and risk consultancy Riskonet has flagged several risk concerns for South Africa in 2023. These include political upheaval; finan [...]
Political risk insurers watching South African politics carefully, as the President survives the threat of impeachment proceedings
Political risk insurers will have been watching recent events in South Africa carefully as President Cyril Ramaphosa faced the threat of impeachment p [...]
Delivering on ESG goals is proving a commercial success for new expat medical cover
Royal Shield (Re) is delivering on its ESG goals after successfully launching an expat medical insurance scheme, designed to support blue-collar emplo [...]
Business must revisit insurance plans as risk of unrest continues to rise in South Africa
Businesses need to reassess their approach to the risks of civil unrest as new research warns of the impact of inequality, according to risk managemen [...]
Swiss Re warning on natcat rises and continuing protection gap
Hurricane Ian and other extreme weather events such flooding in South Africa resulted in an estimated US$115bn of natural catastrophe insured losses t [...]
AKI offers training on IFRS17
The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) in partnership with SCR Academy Re, Morocco is training insurance industry leaders on the International Financ [...]
Fire and explosion leading to most costly marine claims, but inflation is an increasing factor
Fire and explosion incidents cause the most expensive insurance claims in the marine industry, while at a time of rising exposures and inflation, carg [...]
Africa set to lead in economic growth in 2023
Africa’s economic recovery has been disrupted in 2022 by a range of internal and external shocks – including adverse weather conditions, rapidly risin [...]
GRII reaches key milestones towards climate metrics and risk measuring
The Global Resilience Index Initiative (GRII), a multi-partner taskforce, has announced key milestones in its development towards an open, standard se [...]