Author: Joan Kitanga
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 [...]
Jubilee-Allianz agree deal to increase insurance awareness across east Africa
Jubilee Holdings Limited (Jubilee Insurance), east Africa’s largest insurance group, and Allianz, one of the world's leading insurers and asset manage [...]
Women in insurance across Africa meet to strengthen ties
The Organisation of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI) has been driving the diversity agenda among insurers across Africa. It recently partn [...]
East African resilience being tested by Covid-19
Insurers need to keep a weather eye on the resilience of their customers if they are to succeed in the post-Covid-19 environment. And now, two recent [...]