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: Disaster preparedness needs to be front and centre for Africa’s insurance industry
Daniel Clarke, executive director of the Centre for Disaster Protection, discusses the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction while looking [...]
PODCAST: Africa Ascending Ep 12: African insurance capacity self-sufficiency: how can this ideal vision be achieved?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sect [...]
VIDEO: Treaty business growing from across the continent as renewals loom
In the second of our look at the forthcoming 1/1 reinsurance renewal system, Chrispin Onyancha, CEO and director at Kenbright Reinsurance Brokers, [...]
Disaster preparedness rising to the fore as climate risks grow, reports Centre for Disaster Protection
Droughts, floods, storms, earthquakes and disease outbreaks are hitting more often and with greater force, warns the Centre for Disaster Protection (C [...]
VIDEO: Reinsurance renewals 1/1 not so straightforward in Africa
In the first of a mini series in which reinsurance brokers across the continent report on the key 1/1 renewal season ahead, Harold Mbati, executiv [...]
Reinsurance renewal season in full swing with global picture looking better for insurers
With the Monte Carlo Rendezvous just a few days behind us and with the Baden-Baden meeting to come, attention has firmly turned to the key 1/1 ren [...]
La saison des renouvellements de réassurance bat son plein et la situation mondiale semble s’améliorer pour les assureurs
Avec les Rendez-vous de Monte-Carlo s’étant conclus il y a tout juste quelques jours et la réunion de Baden-Baden qui approche, l'attention s'est réso [...]
Geopolitical conflicts, shifting trade patterns but marine insurance premiums still rising
Marine insurers are facing significant change in the way global trade moves in the year ahead, according to International Union of Marine Insurance (I [...]
VIDEO: NDSI members united in learning and sharing experiences
Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance (NDSI) members have been working together on their sustainability journey, making a tangible differen [...]
Africa’s insurers must be future fit as climate change intensifies catastrophic events
With natural catastrophes increasing in both frequency and severity across the world, Africa can no longer be seen as a “safe haven” for insurers look [...]