Author: Jakki Green
Chedid Re and JBA Risk Management team up on flood risks
Reinsurance broker Chedid Re has signed a five-year partnership with JBA Risk Management to use the flood specialist’s global flood model.
The deal [...]
Insurers and regulators must work together to close the protection gap in emerging markets, warns the IDF
Both the insurance industry and regulatory community must work together to bring insurance to the top of the policy agenda, suggests the Insurance Dev [...]
Insurers are being negatively impacted by climate change, warns Capgemnini and Efma
Climate change is hurting the insurance industry warns the latest Capgemini World Property and Casualty Insurance Report.
It has found that insurer [...]
Africa Specialty Risks adds energy capacity
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-Africa-focused reinsurance group, has announced that its energy division’s capacity increased to $38m, provided [...]
Insurers face increasing fraud, warns Javelin
Amid coronavirus-driven lockdowns and social distancing, proliferating mobile apps and online channels have proven vital lifelines. But now the insura [...]
Commercial insurance prices continued to rise in the first quarter of 2022
Global commercial insurance prices increased by 11% in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Global Insurance Market Index from Marsh, the insur [...]
Growing cyber threats to the insurance sector
There are many threats currently targeting the insurance sector and these threats have grown over the last few years significantly. This is primarily [...]
Finance sector must go green to overcome climate gaps
Green banks have a critical role to play in overcoming climate finance gaps, participants in a recent African Development Bank event agreed.
Organi [...]
Finance an essential ingredient for maximising Africa’s agricultural output
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and COMESA are to renew their commitment to enhance the production of food to ensure food securit [...]
Pressure remains to make changes and reduce impact of warming climate, warns IPCC
Climate action is showing signs of paying off according to scientists watching the impact of climate change, however they have urged all sectors to co [...]