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.
Prix d’excellence dans les assurances en Afrique – edition de 2025
La Société Africaine de Réassurance (Africa Re) organisera la 10ème édition des Prix d’Excellence dans les Assurances en Afrique le lundi 26 mai 2025 [...]
Africa Re insurance awards set for 10th edition
The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) is organizing the 10th edition of the African Insurance Awards to be announced on Monday [...]
Africa Ascending Ep 4: Alternative risk solutions
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sector [...]
Crises produce opportunity, but businesses cannot ignore the here and now, suggests latest WEF risk report
An increasingly fractured global landscape where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and [...]
VIDEO: Round table: Complexities of insurance pricing analysed
At a recent round table hosted by Mukfin and Africa Ahead: Mulenga Kashiwa, senior manager technical underwriting at Hollard Insurance discusses t [...]
California wildfires: A lesson for Africa?
With the costs of the California wildfires continuing to rise, it appears insurers will be faced with bills of some US$30bn to $40bn, a sobering thoug [...]
Climate change impact clear to see in 2024 disaster figures, warns Munich Re
Worldwide, natural disasters caused losses of US$320bn in 2024 (2023, adjusted for inflation: $268bn), of which around $140bn ($106bn) were insured, s [...]
La CIMA pourrait fournir un modèle pour des frontières ouvertes à plus grande échelle, mais des défis demeurent
Oumar Ba, directeur général Cameroun chez Continental Re, s'entretient avec Liz Booth sur les affaires dans la région CIMA et sur les défis liés à [...]
CIMA could provide a model for open borders more widely, but challenges remain
Oumar Ba, managing director Cameroon at Continental Re, talks to Liz Booth about business across the CIMA region and the challenges of adopting th [...]
Resilience and stability of insurance market highlighted by IAIS
The resilience and stability of the insurance market has been highlighted in the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) annual Glob [...]