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.
Covid-19: a wake-up call to manage ESG risks properly
Covid-19 is a wake-up call for companies in Africa, including insurers, to properly manage their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, acc [...]
Insurers’ risk management yet to be tested as Covid-19 crisis continues
Deniese Imoukhuede and Ronnie Kasapatu, of ZEP-Re, discuss the multifaceted impact of Covid-19 on Africa's insurance markets
Covid-19 has had a mu [...]
Insurers turning innovative in bid to find premium as Covid-19 rumbles on
The insurance sector across Africa is fighting to maintain its premium income as insureds have stopping paying because of Covid-19 economic downturns. [...]
VIDEO: Dr Caesar Mwangi discusses the importance of the ESG agenda
As investors and regulators around the world look for solid ESG credentials, ICEA Lion Insurance Holdings (the first insurer in Africa to sign up [...]
VIDEO: Afro Asian Insurance Services roundtable
At a recent roundtable hosted by Afro Asian Insurance Services, insurers across Africa were asked whether their companies were getting any assista [...]
Hollard Mozambique teams up with Agritask to launch digital agricultural insurance
Agronomic operations platform Agritask has expanded its digital agricultural insurance platform in southern Africa by partnering with Hollard Mozambiq [...]
Your chance to comment on Covid-19 and the impact on insurance in Africa
The Organisation of Eastern and Southern African Insurers has teamed up with FSDAfrica and Cenfri to survey the impact of Covid-19 on the insurance se [...]
UN PSI stresses benefits for insurers adopting ESG principles with new guide
The UN Principles of Sustainable Development (UN PSI) team has launched an updated guide on how insurers can improve their ESG agenda.
The UN PSI s [...]
Will Covid-19 result in a sea change for the gender balance at work?
As lockdowns ease across Africa, we ask Hope Murera, managing director of ZEP-RE, whether some of the changing working practices are likely to become [...]
Creating an equal awareness of ESG across insurance entities
With the UN Principles of Sustainable Insurance (UN PSI) aiming to create awareness of the ESG agenda across the insurance sector, there needs to be a [...]