Author: Katya Stead

‘The polluting north and the affected south’: Africa faces new top risk and renews its focus on climate in 2023, says Allianz

‘The polluting north and the affected south’: Africa faces new top risk and renews its focus on climate in 2023, says Allianz

The Allianz Risk Barometer has been released for this year, with a surprising contender knocking cyber risk out of first place in terms of African ris [...]
Macroeconomics tops the risk list for Africa in 2023, says AGCS

Macroeconomics tops the risk list for Africa in 2023, says AGCS

Macroeconomic developments are African companies’ top risk for 2023, with climate change not far behind, according to a new report. The 2023 Allian [...]
Africa facing first insurance decline this century?

Africa facing first insurance decline this century?

Thanks to market conditions exacerbated by 2020, market penetration in Africa could actually decrease for the first time in two decades, according to [...]
ESG underwriting – it’s an African conversation

ESG underwriting – it’s an African conversation

Despite a difficult year, Africa’s financial services sector is making strides in getting its own environment, social governance (ESG) framework – one [...]
VIDEO: Half of Africa’s insurers yet to add ESG principles

VIDEO: Half of Africa’s insurers yet to add ESG principles

At the recent Organization of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers virtual conference, Continental Reinsurance’s head of underwriting Cassim Hansa [...]
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