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.
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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 [...]
Insurers urged to pressure governments on African unity
Insurers and reinsurers have been urged to push their governments to move ahead with implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (Af [...]
Insurers across Africa asked to join one million tree-planting campaign
As huge areas of deforestation occur across Africa, Continental Re has urged other insurers and reinsurers to plant trees in their own countries to re [...]
Insurers must be prepared for huge hurdles ahead, warns Deloitte
Deloitte has questioned where insurers are ready for further sudden and emerging challenges in 2023.
In its latest outlook on the industry, Deloitt [...]