Author: Jakki Green
VIDEO: Ndlovu Youth Choir – We’ve Got This (Fight against Covid-19)
Amid the doom and gloom of the coronavirus (Covid-19), myths and misunderstandings are circulating across the continent. Here, the Ndlovu Youth Ch [...]
Insurers urged to consider climate change in all transactions
The UN’s COP26 agenda has been launched with a call for all private financial entities, including insurers, to take climate change into account to sup [...]
2019: another year of devastating natural disasters
Aon’s Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight 2019 annual report has found that 2019 was another year of devastating natural disasters around the globe [...]
Kenya set to resume payments to ARC
The Kenyan government is reported to be planning to resume its insurance cover with Africa Risk Capacity (ARC).
The move comes as the country faces [...]
Top trends that will shape the insurance sector in the next decade
Across the globe, trends in technology, economics and socioeconomics are culminating to disrupt the way entire industries operate and deliver products [...]
Sustainability at top of agenda as South Africa’s load shedding resumes
Eskom, South Africa’s main supplier of power, has warned business could face 18 months of power cuts as it battles to improve its infrastructure. Insu [...]
Global funders investing more to boost financial inclusion
International funders committed an estimated $47bn in 2018 for financial inclusion, a 12% increase from the prior year, signalling that financial incl [...]
Insurers have role to play in building resilience in the face of increasing catastrophes across Africa
African leaders have been calling for special considerations at the COP 25 climate conference in Madrid, as floods inundate Kenya. Of particular conce [...]
Zimbabwean insurers face higher capital requirements
Zimbabwe’s insurance regulators have joined others across the continent by significantly increasing capital requirements for insurance entities. The m [...]
Ghana to launch National Development Bank
The Ghanaian government is to establish a National Development Bank (NDB) next year, to provide long-term funding and credit to private-sector players [...]