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.
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 [...]
Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance launched
A declaration by African insurance industry leaders of commitment to support the achievement of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) is to be l [...]
VIDEO: The effect of Covid-19 on ESG
Kelvin Massingham, director, risk and resilience, at FSD Africa, discusses how the ESG agenda has changed through the Covid-19 pandemic, becoming [...]
VIDEO: Delivering sustainable microinsurance across Africa
Richard Leftley, executive vice-president, international, Micro Insurance Company, outlines the importance of distribution if insurers are to deli [...]
Insurance businesses big and small should embrace the ESG agenda
Size does not matter when it comes to developing greater sustainability and resilience for your business. That is the key message from Zep Re CEO Hope [...]
Survey on the Status of Sustainable Finance within the African insurance sector
As part of the upcoming fourth Principles of Sustainable Insurance (PSI) Africa Market Event, hosted by ICEA Lion and the UN Environment on 22 April, [...]
Kenya locks down, but UN’s PSI Africa summit will go ahead
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Principles of Sustainable Insurance (PSI) team, together with host ICEA Lion, are to press ahead with the fourth [...]
Energy transition resulting from climate change continues to transform industry risk landscape
Climate change and the resulting energy transition continue to transform the energy industry risk landscape, and remain the dominant issues facing the [...]
Building forward better to tackle climate change impact on Africa
In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only 5% to global emissions, more than 30 heads of state and global leade [...]