Author: Joan Kitanga
Thinking outside the box essential to grow Africa’s insurance markets
Thinking of the problem and finding a solution is transforming the way one company finds its insureds across Africa.
Micro Insurance Company has re [...]
Cyber insurance market set to grow as cybercrime costs hit $1trn
The estimated economic cost of cybercrime has exceeded $1trn, highlighting the growing need for cyber insurance, according to a new report.
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ASR launches liability capacity as part of continued growth plan
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the Pan-African focused reinsurance group, has launched its liability capacity, alongside the appointment of Martin Bore [...]
SSA slowly recovering from pandemic shock, suggests Fitch
The recovery of sub-Saharan African (SSA) sovereigns from the pandemic shock last year is underway, but it is slowed by the weak state of public finan [...]
VIDEO: Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards 2021
Watch the highlights from this year's Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards below, and click here to read a full report from the event.
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Broker launches climate framework to support transition to a low-carbon economy
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched Climate Transition Pathways (CTP), an accreditation framework that it said will provide insurance companies an [...]
VIDEO: CEOs step up to put words into action on Principles of Sustainable Insurance
A number of leading African insurers stood up to commit to taking the UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance from words into actions. They pled [...]
Survey of insurers’ take on the ESG agenda extended
Add your voice to a growing number of African insurers who have shared their views on the development of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance and [...]
Tanzanian insurer agrees major tie-up with Vodacom
Britam Insurance and Vodacom Tanzania have inked a partnership deal that will see the former issuing third-party motor vehicle insurance cover to its [...]
Kenyan broker wins ERM recognition
Nairobi-based broker Kenbright has been named as one of ten companies to watch from across the globe by CIO Coverage for its innovation in the enterpr [...]