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.
Kenya’s flood risks drive tougher underwriting demands across market
Demands from reinsurers in Kenya for more information about flood-related risks and the need for insurers to seek permission to write certain risk [...]
Kenyan government warns of major threat to lives and businesses from impending El Niño weather event
The Kenyan government has warned that the country may experience above-normal rainfall starting from October this year as a strong El Niño event devel [...]
VIDEO: Building a picture of microinsurance vital to grow sector
Matthew Genazzini, executive director of the Microinsurance Network, discusses their important landscape report and why continuous monit [...]
PODCAST: Is it time for the youth in Africa to be allowed to step up and reshape African politics?
With some big elections coming in the next couple of years across the continent, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, explores the ch [...]
Kenya’s microinsurance drive reflects Africa’s push to close protection gap
Kenya’s insurance sector is increasingly turning its attention to the informal economy and underserved small businesses, signalling a shift across [...]
VIDEO: Private capital taking sustainable approach in African insurance sector
Mikir Shah, CEO at Africa Specialty Risks, talks to Liz Booth about the fresh influx of capital into the African insurance market and explains why [...]
PODCAST: Does democracy work in Africa?
With some major elections looming across Africa and as part of the Africa Ascending Bites podcast series, Udai Patel, of Afro Asian Insurance Services [...]
Africa Re at 50 signals maturity of African reinsurance market
Africa Re at 50 signals maturity of African reinsurance market
The African Reinsurance Corporation has celebrated the 50th anniversary of its f [...]
Africa Re fête 50 ans d’excellence en réassurance panafricaine par des activités commémoratives et par l’inauguration de son nouveau Siège à Abuja
Par le biais d’activités commemoratives organisées sur deux jours, les 24 et 25 juin, la Société Africaine de Réassurance (Africa Re) a célébré le 50è [...]
VIDEO: Celebrating 50 years of Africa Re and its collaboration across Africa
Speakers at the 50th anniversary celebrations of Africa Re in Abuja, Nigeria, talked of the importance of collaboration across Africa and the way in [...]