Author: Joan Kitanga
Sun City event back on the agenda
The 2021 African Insurance Exchange (AIE) conference is to be held on 2-3 August 2021 as a hybrid event.
The main conference will be held in Sun Ci [...]
Insurers must not forget legal and compliance issues as they fight to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
In a new and evolving world, companies will go full throttle on financial recovery and growth, hoping to avoid becoming one the pandemic’s corporate c [...]
Concurrent events create global risks, finds new report
Last year proved to be one of the most challenging in modern history, according to Aon’s 2020 review – Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight.
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Covid tops risk list for African markets in 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the Top 5 Risks for business in 2021, which in [...]
Insurance brokers join African agricultural movement
More than 100 European and African stakeholders, including insurance brokers, have signed a charter of commitment to the development of the agropastor [...]
Insurers need to keep weather eye on African elections
Insurers have been urged to keep an eye on upcoming elections across Africa this year, as governments face the fallout from Covid-19, the economic con [...]
A market of 1.2 billion potential customers: what’s not to like?
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which officially launched on 1 January, is the largest trading agreement in the world since the [...]
Insurers warned deep-fake losses could be major
The use of deep-fake video and audio technologies could become a major cyber threat to businesses within the next two years, cyber analytics specialis [...]
Ugandan insurance regulator approves 128 insurers to operate in 2021
The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) has authorised 128 insurance players, including nine life insurers, 21 non-life insurers, two reins [...]
Movement launches to develop African agriculture in sustainable fashion
More than 100 European and African actors, including insurers and brokers, have signed a charter of commitment to the development of the agro-pastoral [...]