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.
Insurers have opportunity to explain concept as pandemic rolls on
Insurance has become a necessity and there is an opportunity for insurers to capture new business, said a regulator from Zambia.
Namakau Ntini, rep [...]
Insurers must address informal sector to grow their markets
Insurers are not exploiting all the opportunities available, suggested the Tanzanian insurance regulator.
MC Juma, CEO, of the Tanzania Insurance R [...]
Regulator calls for improved pensions products to build trust with consumers
Good pension fund governance is a vital element for the efficient functioning of the retirement benefits and insurance sectors, according to Uganda’s [...]
Zimbabwe finance minister stresses value of insurance
Insurance is a key enabler for all economies and now is the time for insurers to step up and embrace new products to widen the scope of their protecti [...]
CII explores how to use insurance to boost wellbeing across Commonwealth
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) believes insurance can help boost health and wellbeing across the 54 member states of the Commonwealth, includ [...]
Diversity pays off in economic dividends
A new study released by Urban Edge Capital (a fund management business launching soon) has provided research to validate previous studies by McKinsey [...]
Insurers upping their game ahead of COP26
As the world heads toward the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November (COP26), the world’s insurers are stepping up their actions a [...]
VIDEO: The importance of the Nairobi Declaration
Zep Re was one of the founding signatories of the Nairobi Declaration launched as part of the UN Principles of Sustainable Insurance (PSI) fourth [...]
ASR launches Mauritius hub to serve the continent
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a reinsurance business focused on providing risk mitigating insurance solutions to the African corporate and specialty m [...]
Insurers must address climate issues if they are to retain investor support
The casualties of the climate crisis could include financial stability, the global economy and the value of investments, warns the Task Force on Clima [...]