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 receives in principle approval for Lloyd’s syndicate
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African-focused (re)insurance group, has received Lloyd’s Council ‘in-principle’ approval to launch a Lloyd’s sy [...]
VIDEO: Insurers have stronger voice as COP28 gets under way
As COP28 starts in the United Arab Emirates, Philip Lopokoiyit, CEO of the ICEA Lion Group and also chair of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable [...]
How are natural catastrophes influencing African insurance markets?
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With natural catastrophes seemingly on the rise, the risk of growing un- and under-insurance across th [...]
Comment les catastrophes naturelles influencent-elles les marchés africains de l’assurance?
Alors que les catastrophes naturelles semblent augmenter, le risque de sous-assurance et de non-assurance augmente à travers le continent, selon un gr [...]
Navigating uncharted waters – strategic risk management at the forefront of resolving Durban Harbour’s logistics crisis
In response to the escalating crisis at Durban Harbour in South Africa, a leading risk manager is arguing for better risk management across the logist [...]
Africa Re records strong growth in net profit for the first nine months of 2023
The African Reinsurance Corporation recorded a gross written premium income of US$806.5 million for the first nine months of 2023, repre [...]
Africa Re enregistre une forte croissance du bénéfice net au cours des neuf premiers mois de 2023
La Société Africaine de Réassurance (ci-après dénommée « Africa Re » ou « la Société ») a enregistré 806,5 millions $EU de Primes Brutes Souscrites au [...]
PODCAST: The vulnerability of agriculture in Africa – Part 2
In this second Insurance Matters podcast exploring the world of agriculture and insurance in Africa, Ashok Shah, the APA Group CEO, and [...]
De grands noms rejoignent la communauté croissante de la Déclaration de Nairobi sur l’assurance durable
Old Mutual, la plus ancienne compagnie d’assurance d’Afrique du Sud, a rejoint la Déclaration de Nairobi sur l’assurance durable (NDSI), une organisat [...]
Big names join growing Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance community
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Old Mutual, South Africa’s oldest insurance company, has joined the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable [...]