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.
VIDEO: The importance of risk management in the ESG journey
Carol Misiko, director, risk at Britam Holdings and secretary of the Institute of Risk Management East Africa Regional Group, talks to Liz Booth about [...]
Sovereign risk transfer scheme launched for Ghana to protect against urban floods
The Insurance Development Forum, the Ghana Ministry of Finance, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German government have launche [...]
Malawi government set to receive $14.2m insurance payout from ARC following drought
Drought-affected households in Malawi will receive swift relief of more than $14.2m with an upcoming climate insurance payout by African Risk Capacity [...]
Regulators across east Africa keen to grow insurance markets, they tell Zep Re summit
Regulators across east Africa are lining up a series of initiatives to grow their respective insurance markets and boost confidence for consumers who [...]
Insurance brokers driving innovation and supporting insurers through some market challenges, suggests Afro-Asian Insurance Services
African insurance brokers are supporting the industry across the continent by driving innovation, according to Ryan Phillips, managing director at Afr [...]
PODCAST: Are you ever too old or too young to be an acknowledged insurance professional? A look at ageism in the African insurance market
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Insurance key in transitioning to net zero peacefully, warns new report from UN Environment Programme
It has been recognised that the shift to a resilient net-zero economy will likely increase prosperity and could be a net driver of job creation, howev [...]
VIDEO: Counting the cost of ESG
Adopting the disciplines of environmental, social and governance may come at a cost but as Zipporah Chege, chief financial officer for general busines [...]
African governments urged to improve insurance mechanisms to lift millions out of poverty
A new report calls for an urgent need to explore innovative and affordable market-led insurance schemes which can insure the poor from f [...]
Selon le Rapport économique sur l’Afrique 2021 de la CEA, l’Afrique doit relever ses défis socioéconomiques actuels pour réduire de façon durable la pauvreté
Les perturbations causées par la pandémie de Covid-19 ont poussé environ 55 millions d’Africains dans l’extrême pauvreté en 2020 et ont annulé plus de [...]