Author: Jakki Green
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 [...]
ATI promises deal will unlock investment into three west African states
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has formally agreed to support membership expansion of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) with a concessional [...]
More opportunities for insurers as investment into Africa continues
The Lord Mayor of London has promised a £10m boost for fintech startups across Africa, through the UK Department for International Development and the [...]
Using insurance to make cities resilient to climate change
Fifteen of the world’s leading city networks and technology governance organisations have announced a partnership to advance the responsible and ethic [...]
New funding from the institutions to boost financial resilience
Among the latest initiatives to boost access to finance across Africa:
the African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment F [...]
VIDEO: Suggestions for action on ESG
In the last of a series of three interviews, Cassim Hansa of Continental Re offers some suggestions for action on ESG issues. [...]
VIDEO: Madagascar: Climate Change and Migration
As governments meet in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit, the UN has made the link between climate change and forced migration – a risk th [...]
New alliance on climate change
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is encouraging insurers to become part of a new African Financial Alliance on Climate Change.
Speaking at the r [...]