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.
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 [...]
PODCAST: The vulnerability of agriculture in Africa – Part 1
In this podcast, Ashok Shah, APA Group CEO, and Liz Booth, editorial director at Africa Ahead, explore the importance of agriculture in Africa and [...]
VIDEO: How to improve customer service
A group of insurers and brokers met recently for a round table hosted by Mukfin and Africa Ahead to discuss the challenges of customer service and t [...]
Le taux de change met le secteur de l’assurance en Afrique au défi
Les assureurs et réassureurs africains perdent des pourcentages importants de leurs bénéfices en raison de l’instabilité et de la dépréciation des mon [...]
Exchange rate challenges to African insurance industry
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African insurers and reinsurers are losing significant percentages of their profits as a result of uns [...]
Data key to African insurers if they are to negotiate with global players effectively
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African insurers have no power to negotiate when it comes to renewing their books of business with int [...]