Author: Jakki Green
Africa escapes worst of natural catastrophes, but resilience down
Insurance industry losses from natural catastrophes and manmade disasters globally amounted to $83bn in 2020, according to Swiss Re Institute's prelim [...]
Four pillars define business continuity and sustainability
Four pillars define sustainable business continuity – process, procedure, decision making, and activities – according to Mark Walker, associate vice-p [...]
Understanding the risks of future cities – opportunities abound for African insurers
A new report from Lloyd’s shows that more than half the world’s population now lives in urban areas, up from a third in 1950, and this is projected to [...]
Silver linings: Covid-19 speeds up digitalisation
While the Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the resilience of the insurance industry across Africa, one positive to come out of the crisis ha [...]
Meeting the challenges of training your team during the Covid-19 pandemic
The majority of the African insurance industry had no choice but to move their teams to remote working as the Covid-19 pandemic hit and governments im [...]
Willis signs deal on disease modelling
The Willis Research Network (WRN) has agreed a new partnership with Metabiota, a risk analytics organisation that specialises in infectious diseases m [...]
Naicom congratulates market on Covid-19 donations
Nigerian insurance regulator Naicom has congratulated the insurance market for its generosity in donations to support the local fight on Covid-19. Lea [...]
Online training set to reach much broader audience
Insurers and reinsurers are using the experience gained during their hasty transition to a ‘work from home’ world to expand and improve their skills d [...]
Food security becoming major issue in nine African countries
Insured risks multiply when food security threaten livelihoods and even lives, as insurers are well aware. Now the UN's Food and Agriculture Organizat [...]
Regulators setting out expectations for insurers on climate change
In what is being seen as an example for regulators across the world, including Africa, the UK regulator has published a guide written by the industry [...]