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.
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 [...]
Reinsurance softening slightly as African markets head to 1/1 renewals
A reduction in the number of catastrophes has helped ease the reinsurance renewal season and African market players are expecting the upcoming convers [...]
Marine insurance market picking up in a post-Covid world but faces uncertain geopolitical challenges, warns IUMI
The global marine insurance premium base for 2023 has been reported as US$38.9-billion, representing an uplift of 5.9% from the previous year. The new [...]
VIDEO: Dive In festival set to change dialogue on diversity across Africa
The upcoming Dive In festival celebrating and encouraging diversity across the insurance value chain will feature more African countries than ever bef [...]
Guy Carpenter adds note of optimism about reinsurance market
According to Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance market is characterised by reinsurers’ strong profitability in 2024 and growing capitalisation, which is e [...]