Author: John Mungabe
Millions of South Africans avoid preventative health screenings due to a lack of financial access
Insurers could have an opportunity to build market penetration after the Covid-19 crisis, as it has highlighted a lack of access to primary healthcare [...]
Proportion of insured cat losses growing globally
In what could be seen as a good result for insurance, the latest natural catastrophe figures from Aon show the overall cost in the first half of 2020 [...]
African swine fever causing major agricultural challenge
As the world struggles with Covid-19, another pandemic is hitting the pork market. African swine fever (ASF) is now present in 51 countries and is cau [...]
Africa remains top piracy hotspot
West Africa tops the list for piracy activity, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2020.
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ARC makes second major payment to an African government within days
ARC Insurance Limited has made an insurance payout totalling $1,755,890 to the Zimbabwe government and the UN World Food Programme (WFP), just days af [...]
Africa set for 2021 rebound from Covid-19
Insurers' business tends to reflect the economic success of any given country, so there is good news from the African Development Bank (AfBD), which b [...]
IMF warning on African progress and the damage done by Covid-19
As insurers battle to cope with decreasing premium income, the scale of the economic impact of Covid-19 is beginning to emerge, with the International [...]
ARC pays out $2m to Madagascar after drought
The Malagasy government has received $2.13m from the African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC) to cover anticipated losses to the livelihoods of its vulne [...]
Lloyd’s produces blueprint for Covid-19 recovery
Lloyd’s has published a number of ways the insurance industry could fast-track global economic and societal recovery from the far-reaching impacts of [...]
Insurers need to assess environmental consequences of deep seabed mining
Mining the deep seabed has produced all sorts of opportunities for insurers, however a new paper suggests much more research is needed before there ca [...]