Author: Joan Kitanga
Global cyber insurance market to reach $33.4bn in 2027
The global cyber insurance market registered significant growth in 2020 and 2021 largely due to substantially raised premiums, reflecting a trend for [...]
Civil unrest in Africa hits six-year high – political tensions, food insecurity to amplify disruption
Businesses operating in Africa are grappling with an unprecedented rise in disruption linked to protests, demonstrations and rioting, according to the [...]
Data company wins funding after African agriculture insurance start
Amini Corp, an early-stage company focused on solving Africa’s environmental data gap through artificial intelligence and satellite technology which s [...]
Africa set for a decarbonised maritime market, says IMO
Africa’s abundance of solar, wind and thermal energy across the continent can place Africa at the core of the global decarbonisation of maritime trans [...]
New research warns the energy transition could take immediate focus away from growing climate change risks
Insurer Beazley has warned that dealing with the immediate pressures of energy transition in an uncertain geopolitical landscape, and accountability f [...]
Training on energy transition important for African insurance markets
Energy transition across Africa was the topic for a recent Organisation of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI) training programme for the ins [...]
ARC Group at AfDB ont présenté deux chèques symboliques au gouvernement de Madagascar
Des représentants du groupe de la mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques (ARC) et de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) ont présenté deu [...]
Madagascar receives $1.5m from ARC and AfDB after cyclone Freddy
Representatives from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the African Development Bank presented two symbolic cheques to the govern [...]
Sanlam Life signs Kenya distribution deal
Sanlam Life Insurance has signed a distribution deal with KCB and National Bank of Kenya to deepen the uptake of life insurance products in Kenya.
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Cyber crime peaking in Kenya, offering opportunity for insurers
In what seems like an opportunity for African insurers offering cyber cover, Kenya’s losses to cyber criminals reached Ksh3.6bn (US$36m) in 2022, comp [...]