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: Wisdom Circle Ep 1: Conti Re, 40 years, annual CEO summit
Continental Reinsurance is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. In this first episode of Wisdom Circle, at its annual CEO summit in Cape To [...]
AIO Meets Ep3: Balancing competition with consumer protection
In this third podcast of The AIO Meets, Patty Karuaihe-Martin, immediate past president of the African Insurance Organisation, talks to Dr Abiba Zakar [...]
VIDEO: Providing tools to help insurers manage climate change risks
Nick Moody, co-ordinator of the risk modelling steering group at the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), talks to Liz Booth about the challenges ma [...]
LISTEN: Africa Ascending Ep 9: How can the insurance sector in Africa play a greater role in infrastructure development on the continent?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sect [...]
AIO Meets Ep2: Diversity can drive change in the insurance sector
In this second podcast of The AIO Meets, Patty Karuaihe-Martin, immediate past president of the African Insurance Organisation, and AIO Secretary Gene [...]
VIDEO: Insurers need to tighten up their underwriting criteria in the face of increasing natural disasters
Philip Lopokoiyit, CEO of ICEA Lion, discusses the floods of 2024 across east Africa, particularly those that hit the Mara, and the need for all i [...]
African insurers must embrace AI, but also keep their hands on the wheel
The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the insurance world has already happened and insurers need to embrace the change, while mana [...]
Les assureurs africains doivent adopter l’IA tout en gardant les mains sur le volant
L'insertion de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) dans le monde de l'assurance a déjà eu lieu et les assureurs doivent adopter le changement, tout en gé [...]
Faire des principes ESG une opportunité plutôt qu’une obligation pourrait entraîner un changement radical de la rentabilité, selon les experts en assurance
Faire des principes environnementaux, sociaux et de gouvernance (ESG) une opportunité plutôt qu'un risque pourrait entraîner un changement radical en [...]
Turning ESG from obligation to opportunity could drive a sea change in profitability, insurance experts suggest
Turning environment, social and governance (ESG) principles into an opportunity rather than a risk could result in a sea change in terms of number [...]