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.
Financial risks fuelling fears of a downturn among African insurance CEOs
Worries about financial risks, including currency depreciation and inflation, are topping the risks facing business across Africa as 2022 draws to a c [...]
In conversation: How is insurance impacting shipping and trade with Russia?
LB: Bruno, can you tell us what insurance is needed for the export of oil in a tanker from Russia? And please be as simple as possible a [...]
Comment l’assurance affecte-t-elle la navigation et le commerce avec la Russie?
LB : Bruno, pouvez-vous nous dire quelle assurance est nécessaire pour l'exportation de Pétrole dans un tanker depuis la Russie ? … et s'il vous plaît [...]
PODCAST: Insurance – why so niche? (part one)
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Munich Re decision to withdraw cover for new oil and gas developments met with dismay by African insurers
News that Munich Re is pulling away from cover for new oil and gas developments from next April has been met with dismay from African insurers and rei [...]
Depreciating currencies fuelling inflation and hitting insurers’ capitalisation costs
Insurers across much of Africa are increasingly worried about the falling value of local currencies against the US dollar, as costs spiral for every p [...]
Insurers and brokers increasingly worried by the risk of vacancies in the sector
Attracting young blood into the insurance industry has been a challenge for players across Africa, despite generally youthful populations and plenty o [...]
Munich Re to quit new oil and gas developments from next April
Munich Re is to pull out of all new oil and gas field developments from 1 April 2023.
The giant German reinsurer had been under pressure from activ [...]
VIDEO: Agricultural insurance ripe for success across Africa
Ewan Wheeler, CEO at Acre Africa, explains the importance of agricultural insurance and tells Liz Booth why he believes the industry is on the cusp of [...]
Time for insurers to stop claiming systemic risks are uninsurable, Ghana conference told
It is time the insurance industry stopped telling people that certain risks are uninsurable.
That was among the key messages from the Association o [...]