Author: Jakki Green
Tunisia’s political turmoil increases risks of violence on the streets and damage to the economy
As Tunisia suffers a political crisis following President Kais Saied sacking the Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and imposing a nationwide curfew there [...]
ESG playing growing part in ratings across the world
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors were considered the primary driver in 13% of AM Best's global rating actions during the 12-month pe [...]
ARC awarded top ESG score in the insurance industry
African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited has received the global insurance industry’s top overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) score.
The [...]
ASR secures new capacity for PVT
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-Africa-focused reinsurance group, has secured an additional $10m capacity for its political violence and terrori [...]
Moody’s launches ESG scoring to help manage supply chains
Moody’s is the latest ratings agency to move on environmental issues, claiming it has a first-of-its-kind tool to generate real-time predicted environ [...]
Covid-19 has not slowed rate of growth for African insurance markets, aided by tech
The risk of a major disruptor making serious inroads into the African insurance market is a threat never far from the minds of insurance CEOs across t [...]
Third Covid-19 wave likely to set back African countries, warns Fitch
A new wave of Covid-19 infections in a number of African countries, exacerbated by the Delta variant, has increased the risk of pandemic-related setba [...]
Axa to put Africa business into Asia operations
Axa is combining its businesses in Asia and Africa, with AXA Asia chief executive Gordon Watson taking on an expanded remit, according to reports from [...]
CII investing heavily to boost health and wellbeing through insurance
The UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) believes insurance can help boost health and wellbeing across the 54 member states of the Commonwealth, i [...]
S&P issues warning for insurers on climate data
S&P Global Ratings' Sustainable Finance Scientific Council has warned of the growing risk of misstatements and greenwashing, as climate data has y [...]