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.
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 [...]
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, [...]