Author: Liz Booth
Liz Booth has more than 30 years’ experience as a journalist and editor, working on a mix of consumer and business titles but, for the past decade, has concentrated on the insurance and risk sector. Having grown up in west Africa and then lived in South Africa, she has a lifelong commitment to the continent and a passionate interest in its future success.
VIDEO: Uniting as a strong voice will help the development of the Zambian insurance sector
Webster Twaambo, CEO of Finsbury Reinsurance and president of the Insurance Association of Zambia, talks to Liz Booth about the changing [...]
PODCAST: The changing shape of Africa’s insurance market
In this podcast Udai Patel, CEO of Afro Asian Insurance Services, discusses the arrival of MGAs, consumer expectation and isolation of insurers as [...]
VIDEO: Fears of Super El Niño encouraging risk management
Philip Lokopoiyit, CEO of ICEALion Group, talks to Liz Booth about the risks of flooding in Kenya and the wider fears of a super El Niño [...]
PODCAST: Insurers must prepare for threat of Super El Niño
As part of the Africa Ascending Bites series, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, talks to Liz Booth about the growing thr [...]
VIDEO: Ethiopian insurance market on verge of major liberalisation
Yared Mola, chair of the Ethiopian Insurance Association and CEO of Nyala Insurance, talks about impending legal changes in Ethiopia which will pa [...]
Collaboration essential if continent is to achieve disciplined, sustainable pricing
The challenges facing the African insurance market continue to put pressure on pricing, with a continued global softening in rates.
Guy Carpenter & [...]
Les risques d’inondation au Kenya entraînent des exigences de souscription plus strictes sur le marché
Les exigences des réassureurs au Kenya concernant davantage d'informations sur les risques liés aux inondations et la nécessité pour les assureurs de [...]
Kenya’s flood risks drive tougher underwriting demands across market
Demands from reinsurers in Kenya for more information about flood-related risks and the need for insurers to seek permission to write certain risk [...]
Kenyan government warns of major threat to lives and businesses from impending El Niño weather event
The Kenyan government has warned that the country may experience above-normal rainfall starting from October this year as a strong El Niño event devel [...]
VIDEO: Building a picture of microinsurance vital to grow sector
Matthew Genazzini, executive director of the Microinsurance Network, discusses their important landscape report and why continuous monit [...]