Author: Joan Kitanga
Agriculture getting boost, but needs insurance support too
More money will be coming to support agricultural development in some of Africa’s poorest countries, but a leading Kenyan insurance voice has also urg [...]
Insuring renewables boosting ESG principles
In sub-Saharan Africa, electricity access stands at just 43%, or roughly half the global access rate. While challenges remain, Covid-19 is also reveal [...]
New mentorship programme launches for women across Africa
Bureau Veritas has launched the BV Women in Africa Mentorship Programme in Kenya, in partnership with TWAA, a professional networking, knowledge-shari [...]
Companies stepping up risk management of climate threats but more to be done, says TCFD
Companies have markedly stepped up disclosing how they identify, assess and manage climate-related risk. Industries considered most exposed to materia [...]
VIDEO: African insurance market has opportunity to step up its resilience
The Covid-19 pandemic has taught the world many things, not least to remember that the unthinkable can happen. However, Lesley [...]
Brokerslink builds presence to 33 African countries
Intermediary network Brokerslink has announced the addition of Eswatini based Ensure Insurance Brokers (Ensure) to its international group, bringing i [...]
Economics worse than Covid-19 for many sub-Saharan Africa countries
In a warning for insurers looking to build their business back after Covid-19, a new report stresses that an unprecedented economic contraction has im [...]
Marine insurers stepping up on ESG issues
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is stepping up its environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda.
At its recent annual confe [...]
Shipping giants sign up to greener transport – another sign for insurers
In another sign that insurers cannot ignore the climate agenda and that all sectors are committing to more responsible behaviours, shipping giants fro [...]
Agrifinance project launched for Ethiopia
A new project has been launched in Ethiopia to encourage insurance products through rural finance institutions, to allow smallholder farmers to mitiga [...]