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: Challenges ahead as reinsurance renewals loom
Bilal Zafar, managing director at Imara, explains to Liz Booth how he sees the upcoming 1 January renewals in Africa.
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Surge in ransomware attacks hitting insurers
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) was involved in more than 1,000 cyber claims overall in 2020, up from about 80 in 2016. The number of [...]
New agriculture strategy for Tanzania to launch in June 2022
Tanzania should have a new agricultural insurance strategy in place by June of next year. Speaking at an agriculture insurance webinar, organised by t [...]
UN launches Insurance and Risk Finance Facility
The UNDP has launched the Insurance & Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) to help protect the world’s most vulnerable communities in the face of climate [...]
IAIS reports shows 35% of insurer investments are ‘climate-relevant’
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has published its first report on how insurance sector investments are exposed to climat [...]
VIDEO: Can local content work within AfCFTA?
With the arrival of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Afro Asian Insurance Services and Africa Ahead: the Sustainability Challenge invited insu [...]
The dynamics of the agriculture (re)insurance market
With Africa accounting for just 1% of global agriculture insurance premium but with many countries dependent on agriculture as the backbones of their [...]
Insurers urged to create fit-for-purpose products to drive premium volumes up across Africa
With climate change already impacting the continent, with increased frequency and severity of floods, typhoons and droughts, the insurance industry ha [...]
VIDEO: Transporting temperature-sensitive products produces unique challenges
Transporting temperature-sensitive products, including vaccines, fruits and vegetables, meats and more, in Africa can be costly for both insurers and [...]
Can there be free trade in African insurance markets?
Developing local skills is one of the strong arguments for having local content requirements in African insurance markets, encouraging the local workf [...]