Author: Joan Kitanga
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 [...]
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 [...]