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.
Time for Africa insurance markets to embrace harmonisation
African insurers and reinsurers alike should be embracing harmonisation for the opportunities it will produce, rather than looking for the negative ch [...]
Foreign investors will always be needed to support Africa’s insurance markets, say speakers at the AIO Reinsurance Forum
Africa needs foreign direct investment (FDI) to thrive, with most countries across the continent realising the value of opening up their financial sec [...]
It is time for the industry to pull together on ESG, suggests ZEP-RE
Ensuring everyone in the company understands the need to reduce their carbon footprint is the key to success for those driving the envir [...]
Il est temps pour le secteur de s’unir sur l’ESG, suggère ZEP-RE
S'assurer que tous les membres de l'entreprise comprennent la nécessité de réduire leur empreinte carbone est la clé du succès pour ceux qui dirigent [...]
ASR Ltd starts operating as a Lloyd’s service company
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African- and Middle East-focused (re)insurance group, has announced that Africa Specialty Risks Ltd (ASR Ltd), A [...]
Africa Ascending Ep1: Climate change and the approach of Africa insurers
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sector [...]
African reinsurers looking resilient and set to grow, says AM Best
High commodity prices, volatile and double-digit inflation, and a general deterioration in macroeconomic conditions in the aftermath of recent externa [...]
ASR names new marine and aviation lead as Aurélien Sauty
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused (re)insurance group, has appointed Aurélien Sauty to lead its new marine and avi [...]
VIDEO: Mauritian insurance industry reaching out to connect with Africa and beyond
Vasish Ramkhalawan, secretary general of the Insurers Association of Mauritius, talks to Liz Booth about the unique challenges facing the island's [...]
Closing disaster risk response gap key in addressing Africa’s rising natural disasters
With some 700 million Africans living without any form of insurance protection, the race is on to close the protection gap.
Africa Risk Capacity Li [...]