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: Will pre-disaster financing support Africa through climate change?
Hope Murera, managing director and CEO of Zep Re, discusses the need for a new approach by insurers on disaster financing. [...]
Africa insurers cannot afford to steer clear of continent’s natural catastrophe risks
Managing natural catastrophe (natcat) risks in Africa is becoming an ever more pressing issue as the continent faces up to the realities of climat [...]
Les assureurs africains ne peuvent pas se permettre d’ignorer les risques de catastrophes naturelles sur le continent
La gestion des risques de catastrophes naturelles en Afrique devient une question de plus en plus pressante à mesure que le continent est confronté au [...]
Having the right products key for future insurance sector, finds FANAF
Developing the right products for the market was a key message emerging from the French federation of insurers (FANAF) when it met in Marrakech re [...]
La FANAF estime que l’avenir du secteur de l’assurance passe par la mise à disposition de produits adaptés
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Développer des produits adaptés au marché, tel est le message clé de la Fédération nationale des assureu [...]
Ethiopia signs MoU with ATIDI to support renewable energy projects
Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATIDI), a pan-African multilateral trad [...]
ATIDI signe un protocole d’accord avec l’Éthiopie ATIDI pour financer des projets PPP dans le domaine des énergies renouvelables
La République fédérale démocratique d’Éthiopie, représentée par le Ministère des Finances et l’Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), a signé un protocole d’ [...]
VIDEO: NDSI looking to build distinct culture for African insurers
Philip Lopokoiyit, chair of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance, discusses the upcoming and inaugural NDSI summit in April and the re [...]
Africa Ascending Ep 5: Regulatory alignment and market expansion
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sector [...]
Risk pooling could enhance market stability and insurance availability
Africa has been home to a series of insurance pools through the years, most notably the oil and energy pool launched in 1989, but also pools such as S [...]