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.
Now more than ever: don’t miss out!
Regulators worldwide are stepping up their scrutiny of every company and its resilience. No longer can a firm sit in Africa and ignore the global agen [...]
Pressure is building to phase out fossil fuels in Africa to fight climate change
Organizations ranging from the World Bank to the European Investment Bank (EIB) have dropped support for African fossil fuel production in hopes of en [...]
It’s not just Covid-19 – insurers expecting myriad claims
Insurers across Africa are bracing themselves for the possibility of myriad claims from the coronavirus (Covid-19), as travel and business becomes dis [...]
Insurers must innovate to build resilience
A new blog from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has found there are growing efforts within the insurance and banking sectors to revie [...]
Insurers have golden opportunity to sell agriculture insurance in Zimbabwe
There is a golden opportunity for insurers to sell more agricultural insurance in Zimbabwe – but only if they improve awareness and access to cover.
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VIDEO: WEF High-Level Panel on Africa
Speakers: H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Børge Brende, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. [...]
European court ruling provides clear warning to businesses
A Dutch Supreme Court ruling is a clear warning to businesses as well as to governments to take climate change seriously, after the court upheld the r [...]
VIDEO: Which African governments are leading the way in making positive changes to improve insurance uptake?
Which African governments are leading the way in making positive changes to improve insurance uptake and what major challenges do they face? Jerem [...]
Climate change becoming a mainstream business risk
S&P has warned that businesses must wake up to climate change risks, as the issue becomes mainstream for the political finance community.
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Video: IDF calls on insurers to harness technology to grow emerging markets
Nigel Brook, partner at Clyde & Co, introduces a new paper from the Insurance Development Forum on how technology can help reduce the protecti [...]