Author: Jakki Green
GFIA welcomes G20 commitment on climate change and protectionism
The Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has welcomed a recent communiqué from the second G20 finance ministers and central bank governo [...]
ASR launches PVT capacity and adds underwriter to team
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the Pan-African focused reinsurance group, has launched war, political violence and terrorism (PVT) capacity to add to i [...]
Insurers must listen to clients to discover the nature of real risks
Stakeholders from across the insurance world, including leading African insurance experts, came together to learn, create, develop and implement strat [...]
AM Best signs up to UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
AM Best has become a signatory of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).
The ratings agency [...]
World Bank gives $50m towards building resilience through insurance in Tunisia
Insurance is to be a key component of a major disaster and climate resilience project for Tunisia, through a combination of government and private-sec [...]
Actuary joins ASR to focus on pricing models
Peter Way has been appointed as the first actuary to join Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), to focus specifically on the development of in-house pricing m [...]
New business development executive for ASR
Africa Specialty Risks Group (ASR), the pan-Africa-focused reinsurance group, has appointed Constança Sampaio Soares, who joins as one of the company’ [...]
New face in The White House heralds change for global climate agenda
The US’s decision to rejoin the Paris Agreement signals the intent of President Joe Biden's administration to take a tougher stance on environmental m [...]
Risk modelling and technical assistance among key achievements for IDF as it celebrates its five-year milestone
In 2020, the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) secured funding from private sector members for risk modelling infrastructure work, which will play a k [...]
Climate change and transition to renewables set to transform energy insurance market
Climate change and the subsequent transition to renewable energy and low-carbon initiatives, as well as the growing significance of environmental soci [...]