Author: Jakki Green
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 [...]
Insured losses from natcats continue to rise
Natural catastrophes in 2021 resulted in a total global economic loss of $270bn and insured losses of $111bn, the fourth highest according to a new re [...]
Neema signs binder agreement deal with Sopac
African specialist underwriting agency, Neema Insurance Managing Agency (Neema), is to partner with the Southern Pacific Insurance Corporation (SOPAC) [...]
Insurers rethinking strategies due to mounting pressure on ESG issues
Insurance businesses are rethinking their strategies and the way that they undertake business, as 55% of senior executives working in the sector say t [...]
Insurers across Africa still hampered by a lack of digitalisation, warns new report
Low digitalisation constrains insurance distribution, according to a new report, resulting in inefficiencies.
Understanding Insurance Distribution [...]
Watershed moment as Shell directors sued for failing to prepare for net zero
In what is being hailed as a pivotal moment and a warning for insurers who might see more corporate clients in the dock, ClientEarth has started legal [...]
Millions of Africans face food insecurity, challenging their resilience to cope with shocks
The socioeconomic situation of the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa has worsened following the Covid-19 pandemic, with millions of people facing acute [...]
Drought-stricken Mali receives first-ever ARC Limited climate risk insurance pay-out
More than 204,000 vulnerable people in drought-affected regions of Mali will benefit from a $7.1m climate risk insurance payout by African Risk Capaci [...]
German government commits E21 million to build climate resilience in vulnerable countries
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is committing EUR 21 million to better protect poor and vulnerable countrie [...]