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.
Marine insurance market acts on Sudan fighting
The London insurance market’s Joint War Committee has met to consider the situation in Sudan and has added Sudan to the Listed Areas, meaning ship own [...]
Hannover Re becomes third to quit Net Zero Insurance Alliance within a month
German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing emissions that has fac [...]
VIDEO: Insurers fear billion-dollar losses from Sudan violence
Underwriters are bracing themselves for billion-dollar losses after an outbreak of fierce fighting erupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Th [...]
P&C insurers have great opportunity to build their business, suggests McKinsey
Susanne Ebert, partner in McKinsey’s Frankfurt office, James Polybank, partner in the London office, and Shannon Varney, partner in the Boston office, [...]
Gulf of Guinea pirate attacks drop but risk remains, says IMB
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has recorded the lowest level of reported global piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993 but calls f [...]
LISTENING TO: Thuli Manyoha stresses the importance of treating a career as a journey
Thuli Manyoha, head: niche businesses at Santam, recently spoke to delegates at the 2022 Women in Insurance conference in Johannesburg and urged them [...]
Two insurance giants quit Net Zero Insurance Alliance within a week
Zurich Insurance Group is withdrawing from the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), becoming the second founding member to quit the climate group in le [...]
Working together for the common good of the insurance sector essential, suggests Continental Re head
Collaboration and partnerships are essential for Africa’s insurance market to reach its potential, insurance CEOs from across Africa heard as they [...]
Munich Re leaves Net Zero Insurance Alliance citing risk of anti-trust action
Munich Re has pulled out of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), citing the risk of exposure to anti-trust risks.
“In our view, the opportunitie [...]
VIDEO: Grow your own actuarial talent and grow the African insurance industry
Yvonne Palm, chief risk officer: director of risk and compliance at Africa Re, discusses the growing need for actuaries across the continent, and [...]