Author: Joan Kitanga
Prudential nomme un nouveau directeur général pour l’Afrique
Prudential a annoncé la nomination d'Emmanuel Mokobi Aryee au poste de directeur général pour l'Afrique afin de superviser les opérations de Prudentia [...]
Worry for insurers as employees overestimate their cybersecurity skills, warns Kaspersky
All insurers should be worried by some new statistics which are emerging about cybersecurity among employees – and cyber insurers should be even more [...]
Prudential and Google sign deal to boost health and financial inclusion across Africa
Insurance group Prudential and Google Cloud have agreed a strategic partnership to enhance health and financial inclusion for communities across Afric [...]
Ellgeo expands into Kenya with new brokerage and sustainability at its core
Ellgeo Re (Mauritius) Ltd is opening a brokerage in Kenya after gaining regulatory approval for the new operation.
The company said the new office [...]
African reinsurers facing significant challenges, warns AM Best
Volatile oil prices, double-digit inflation, as well as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on various local economies, have put pressure on the resul [...]
Parametric development insurance shows real impact on African continent amid calls for increased climate finance in run-up to COP27
Climate finance is a hot topic in the run-up to COP27. While Africa waits for developed nations to fulfil their aid pledges, climate financing is maki [...]
Africa has a golden opportunity to emerge stronger after geopolitical uncertainty of 2022, suggests Control Risks, but political risks remain
The impacts of a global economic crisis triggered by the pandemic, climate change and conflict in Ukraine have without doubt exacerbated global uncert [...]
Eswatini broker set for growth
Setting up a new operation in Mozambique has proved a success for relatively new insurance brokerage Gateway Reinsurance.
According to insurance ve [...]
Political risk insurers breathe sigh of relief as Kenya’s election comes to a close with Supreme Court ruling
William Ruto won the Kenya presidential election fairly, according to a Supreme Court ruling, which should mean an end to this year’s election – an ev [...]
Battery fires increasing the risk of marine casualties, warns AGCS
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are increasingly impacting shipping safety as demonstrated by a number of fires on vessels such as roll-on roll-off car [...]