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.
Water risks rising up the ratings agenda, warns Fitch
Water risks are likely to become a more important sovereign rating driver over the medium to long term, particularly in the event of severe climate ch [...]
GIRL event lining up for 10 September
Women working in the insurance sector across Africa are being urged to join a webinar from the Organisation of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers (O [...]
Continental Re to build its agricultural operations
Continental Reinsurance has selected the Agritask risk management platform to enhance its agricultural reinsurance operations.
Dr Femi Oyetunji (pi [...]
VIDEO: African insurers forced to act fast in face of Covid-19
African insurers have been pushed to think about things they had known they should consider but which had been pushed to the back of the [...]
ATI names new CEO
The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has confirmed a number of key senior-level positions, including the appointment of Manuel Moses as the new CE [...]
Banks increasing transparency on climate finance
As the banks globally increase their commitment to the ESG agenda in line with increasing regulatory requirements, multilateral development banks (MDB [...]
VIDEO: Africa moves closer to pandemic insurance solution
Africa is one step closer to an insurance solution for future pandemics, after Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) and Africa Centres for Disease Control a [...]
Regulators stepping up insurer requirements on climate change
The Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF) has launched its half-yearly report, with news from South Africa that the regulators will want insurers to consi [...]
Two Covid-19 modelling tools launched for Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Risk Capacity (ARC) have launched two Covid-19 modelling tools for Afri [...]
South African regulators encourage BI payments, before courts make a decision
South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Prudential Authority (PA) have reached an understanding with non-life insurers most a [...]