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: OESAI signs up to Nairobi Declaration and encourages members to take a stance on ESG
Rose Wanda, the recently appointed secretary general of the Organisation of Eastern and Southern African Insurers, tells Liz Booth about the impor [...]
ARC launches gender and disaster risk management platform
To ensure the integration of gender equality and women empowerment issues in the disaster risk management (DRM) landscape, the African Union (AU) [...]
ARC lancent la plateforme de l’égalité des genres et de gestion des risques de catastrophe
Pour assurer l’intégration des questions de l’égalité des genres et de l’autonomisation des femmes dans le paysage de la gestion des risques de catast [...]
Africa ahead as insurers sign Nairobi Declaration – the first such declaration across the world
In what is a global first for the insurance industry, 13 insurance-related organisations have signed the newly created Nairobi Declaration, promising [...]
VIDEO: CEOs admit Covid-19 has hit the continent’s insurance markets hard
At the UN PSI's fourth Africa Summit, George Nyakundi, ICEA Lion Life chief executive officer, launched a CEO panel discussion on the impact of Co [...]
Diversity and inclusivity triumph, as winners of the 2021 Pan-African Re/insurance Journalism Awards are announced
Continental Reinsurance has named the winners at the sixth Pan-African (Re)insurance Journalism Awards.
The category winners are:
Best Re/Insu [...]
Ryan Phillips to replace Udai Patel as MD at Afro-Asian
Ryan Philips is to replace Udai Patel as managing director of reinsurance broker Afro-Asian Insurance Services.
Mr Patel will step down as managing [...]
Speedy onboarding for clients even more critical in Covid-19 era
Driving digital engagement across Africa will be one of the keys to success, not just for the insurer but also in enabling more consumers to access fi [...]
AfDB president warns Africa is ‘ground zero’ of the crisis as major economies boost climate targets
Africa is losing $7bn to $15bn a year to climate change, and this will rise to $50bn per year by 2040, world leaders were warned by African Developmen [...]
Africa Specialty Risks launches construction capacity alongside appointment of head of construction underwriting
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African reinsurance group, has launched construction capacity, alongside the appointment of James Cronje as head [...]