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.
PODCAST: Insurers must prepare for threat of Super El Niño
As part of the Africa Ascending Bites series, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, talks to Liz Booth about the growing thr [...]
VIDEO: Ethiopian insurance market on verge of major liberalisation
Yared Mola, chair of the Ethiopian Insurance Association and CEO of Nyala Insurance, talks about impending legal changes in Ethiopia which will pa [...]
Collaboration essential if continent is to achieve disciplined, sustainable pricing
The challenges facing the African insurance market continue to put pressure on pricing, with a continued global softening in rates.
Guy Carpenter & [...]
Les risques d’inondation au Kenya entraînent des exigences de souscription plus strictes sur le marché
Les exigences des réassureurs au Kenya concernant davantage d'informations sur les risques liés aux inondations et la nécessité pour les assureurs de [...]
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 [...]