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.
Africa Ahead’s editorial team winning once again across the continent
Two of the Africa Ahead team have been in winning ways once again with both Taurai Museka and Nelson Mandela Muhoozi collecting awards.
The 11th ed [...]
Ashok Shah wins CEO of the Year as Africa Re names its Insurance Awards winners for 2025
Ashok Shah has been named CEO of the Year at the Africa Re Insurance Awards announced during the African Insurance Organisation’s general Assembly in [...]
AIO Meets Ep1: Challenges ahead for the African insurance markets
In this first podcast of The AIO Meets, Patty Karuaihe-Martin, president of the African Insurance Organisation, talks to Corneille Karekezi, CEO Afric [...]
LISTEN: Africa Ascending Ep 8: Are traditional modelling parameters applicable to current NatCat exposures in Africa?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance secto [...]
African insurers must work more closely with governments to support local economies
African insurers have a real opportunity to work more closely with their national governments, supporting them as they tackle the current debt crises [...]
Good business is good business: Why adopting ESG principles pays for insurers
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is here to stay and is something that insurers must increasingly embrace if they are to attract investment [...]
Is AI something to be feared or embraced by African insurers?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, but is it something that African insurers can benefit from or instead should they batten down the ha [...]
Les assureurs africains doivent-ils craindre ou adopter l’IA ?
L'intelligence artificielle (IA) est là pour rester, mais les assureurs africains peuvent-ils en tirer profit ou doivent-ils au contraire se retranche [...]
Le secteur de l’assurance, un moteur clé du développement des infrastructures en Afrique
Le rapport Pouls de l’assurance en Afrique 2025, présenté aujourd’hui à l’occasion de la 51e Conférence et Assemblée générale annuelle de l’Organisati [...]
African infrastructure development must include insurers from the start
Collaboration is key if Africa is to reach its infrastructure goals and insurers and reinsurers need to be involved in the planning of projects fr [...]