Author: Joan Kitanga
Technology critical to Africa’s future as global player, suggest insurers
Africa’s insurers believe adoption of smart AI chatbots, blockchain and open-source data could all significantly alter the course of the continent’s d [...]
Insurers watching Sudan carefully after a major escalation in fighting
Political risk insurers, among others, are watching carefully as fierce fighting erupts in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
Ben Hunter, east Afric [...]
Vitality Health launches new style health insurance into Kenya
Vitality Health International (VHI) has launched its services in Kenya, the latest market the multinational insurer is targeting.
It has launched w [...]
OLEA names new head for Kenya business
Paris-based firm OLEA Insurance Solutions has announced the appointment of a new CEO for Kenya.
Anthony Wachira is to replace the outgoing CEO, Her [...]
Personal P&C up 3% annually since pre-Covid levels, says McKinsey, but developing markets still face challenges
Despite a slowdown during the height of the pandemic, personal property and casualty (P&C) insurance has seen annual growth of 3% since 2019, acco [...]
Winners of the 8th Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards named
Continental Reinsurance Plc has announced the winners of the 8th Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards.
The awards recognise and celebrate th [...]
African Risk Capacity Group and Djibouti government sign first multi-year, multi-peril agreement in Africa to protect most climate-vulnerable communities
The government of Djibouti has signed the first-ever multi-year, multi-peril agreement on the African continent with the African Risk Capacity Group ( [...]
Madagascar has contingencies to aid its swift recovery from devastating impacts of tropical cyclones
The unusually protracted journey tropical cyclone Freddy led across the Indian Ocean this past month was a stark reminder of the vulnerability African [...]
Marsh warns one in three globally set to be impacted by flooding
One out of three people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5°C warming scenario, according to a new report from brokers Marsh McLennan.
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Kenyan boda boda riders to have new insurance option
Digital insurance provider Lami Technologies is partnering with Unchorlight Kenya (UNK) to provide boda boda riders in the country with access to suit [...]