Author: Jakki Green
Measuring catastrophic-shock scenarios made easier for African insurers
Two major reports have been published to provide best practice tools for catastrophic-shock scenarios that trigger severe losses and adversely impact [...]
Parametric solutions picking up across Africa
As technology improves, parametric solutions are increasingly being used across Africa to provide insurance for thousands of farmers who would otherwi [...]
Covid-19: How does microfinance weather the coming storm?
Covid-19 has unequivocally arrived in the developing world with thousands of cases reported across sub-Saharan Africa.
Greta Bull, CEO of CGap, warn [...]
Africa has more to learn from Mozambique cyclones, finds global insurer
A global insurer has produced a report showing southern Africa has made progress in resilience building in recent years and, to further strengthen the [...]
Broker merger could narrow options for insurers and insureds
As Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) announce merger plans, hot on the heels of last year’s merger between Marsh and JLT, insurers across Africa will [...]
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 [...]