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.
VIDEO: The importance of the African insurance market working together to build resilience highlighted by AIO
Jean Baptiste Ntukamazina, secretary general of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO), talks to the challenges and opportunities of hosting the A [...]
VIDEO: Margaret Odhiambo talks about the challenges of launching green products
Margaret Odhiambo of Kenyan-headquartered GA Insurance talks to Liz Booth about the challenges of launching green products and encouragi [...]
Baltimore bridge collapse poses new pain point for marine insurers
The global marine insurance market is waiting to assess the final fall-out and global impact of the accident in which container vessel Dali crashed in [...]
VIDEO: Botswana insurance market ripe for development
Sam Rimai, managing director and founder of Southern Summit Reinsurance, discusses the wider state of the Botswana economy and how that plays out [...]
NDSI chair calls for increased investments towards adaptation and resilience
The finance sector needs to invest heavily in adaptation and resilience and balance the amounts spent on emissions reduction, according to Philip Lopo [...]
African Insurance Awards 2024 open for entries
The African Reinsurance Corporation, Africa Re, will organise the 9th edition of the African Insurance Awards on 3 June 2024 in Windhoek [...]
Prix d’excellence dans les assurances en Afrique – edition de 2024
La Société Africaine de Réassurance, Africa Re, organisera la 9ème édition des Prix d’Excellence dans les Assurances en Afrique le 3 juin 2024 à Windh [...]
Africa facing finance shortfall in face of climate change, warns UN official
Africa will be US$2.5trn short of the finance it needs to cope with climate change by 2030, a UN official has warned.
United Nations Economic Commi [...]
VIDEO: Flood insurance offers real protection for Kenyan communities
Saurabh Sharma, director emerging consumers at Britam Holdings, talks to Liz Booth about the severity of flooding in Kenya and east Africa more br [...]
Insurers targeted across London as activists amplify voice against oil and gas projects
Insurers have been targeted across London as climate activists increase the pressure on them to cancel cover for oil and gas projects such as the East [...]