Author: Joan Kitanga
Agricultural insurers have opportunity to protect against food insecurity in years ahead, says Eurobase report
Agricultural insurance is among the most common insurance policies sold in Africa, however the sector is dominated by smallholder farmers who depend h [...]
ZEP-RE’s Hope Murera named as deputy chair at IDF
The steering committee of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has appointed Hope Murera as its deputy chair.
As managing director and group CEO o [...]
Afreximbank and ZEP-RE sign MoU on building professional capacity across Africa
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and ZEP-Re have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build professional and institutional capacity i [...]
Continental Re expands with new Rwanda office
Continental Reinsurance is to open an office in Rwanda after being granted a licence by the National Bank of Rwanda to establish a representative offi [...]
Embedding risk management key to development planning, suggests IDF
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) will look to embed risk management earlier in development planning and investment decisions to help build resili [...]
Mozambique ship hit by Houthis in latest Red Sea terror escalation
A Mozambique-flagged LPG tanker carrying 28 Indian crew members was attacked in Iranian territorial waters on Friday, the Indian embassy in Tehran h [...]
Marine insurance rates rise rapidly in response to Houthi threats
Insurance rates have been spiralling since the start of the conflict between the US and Iran and last week the insurance cost of shipping goods throug [...]
Super El Nino likely to hit African economies hard, warns AfDB
An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined US$10 billion-US$20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration [...]
Insurers remain resilient in face of global challenges, says IAIS
Global macro-financial conditions in 2025 were marked by slower economic growth, moderating inflation, rising uncertainty, increased protectionism, ge [...]
Companies fear food chain under increasing threat, warns Willis
Fears over food safety and health have risen sharply, with almost half of companies (45%) naming this among their biggest risks, up from 29% in 2024, [...]