Author: Joan Kitanga
ARC and Afreximbank sign deal on resilience and disaster risk financing
African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly enhance [...]
Comparing nat cat solutions and schemes worldwide: the African picture
Insurers around the world play a key role providing coverage for losses caused by natural hazards and advising policymakers in the design of disaster [...]
Allianz launches technology services to add value for clients
Insurance and asset manager Allianz has launched its Allianz Technology Activities (AZTA) in Africa to provide IT services exclusively to Allianz Afri [...]
Malawi farmers receive one of largest crop insurance payouts
Nearly 65,000 farming households in Malawi have received cash payouts from an agricultural insurance programme from the United Nations World Food Prog [...]
Insurance media awards open for seventh year
Continental Reinsurance this week opened submissions for the 2022 pan-African (re)insurance journalism awards. Business reporters across the African c [...]
Africa Green Finance Coalition launched at COP26
FSD Africa has welcomed the Africa Green Finance Coalition, launched at the COP26 World Leaders Summit with the aim of closing the continent’s green f [...]
Prudential moves Africa headquarters to Kenya
Prudential has opened its Africa Regional Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The life insurer said it had moved its Africa regional headquarters from Lon [...]
More than half of insurers now disclosing climate-related risks and opportunities
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is among those that have welcomed the publication of the 2021 status report by the industry-led Task Force on Clim [...]
Another new flood model for Africa – this time from Willis Re
Willis Re has launched a flood model for the Middle East and north Africa (MENA) region, the first of its kind to be developed for the region, enablin [...]
Startup launches per-trip cover for Kenya transport
Kenyan insurance startup Lami Technologies and Sendy are launching a per-trip insurance policy for transporters in Kenya, in a move designed to increa [...]