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.
Data key to unlocking Covid-19 management
As insurers know, data is key to delivering the right services to the right place at the right time. Now, as the world grapples with an unprecedented [...]
Likely surge in flooding could worsen Covid-19 impact
As the world grapples with the health and economic impacts of Covid-19, a potential threat multiplier is flooding. In 2019, floods caused US$45.9 bill [...]
Five principles launched to help business protect workforce through Covid-19
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched five principles and four management imperatives to help business protect its workforce through the Covid-1 [...]
Companies have tools to cope with Covid-19, but insurers need to learn the lessons
Digital tools that have allowed companies to switch to remote working in response to Covid-19 were already part of everyday lives – something the insu [...]
Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, the world’s energies are rightly focused on efforts to contain the virus and manage the economic [...]
Covid-19 to tip sub-Saharan Africa into recession
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to fall into recession as the Covid-19 pandemic strikes at the heart of economies across the continent.
With fewer t [...]
Insurance regulators act in the face of Covid-19
As Nigeria extends its lockdown for another two weeks and governments across Africa race to stop the Covid-19 virus taking hold in their communities, [...]
Business unusual – the world post-Covid-19
Like every other pandemic that the world has experienced in the past, coronavirus will eventually come to an end. It will be defeated and life return [...]
VIDEO: How re/insurance companies should respond to the Covid-19 crisis in Africa
The insurance industry needs to address the Covid-19 pandemic as a group and deliver what it has promised to insureds. It will be a milestone fo [...]
VIDEO: Covid-19 BCM thinktank outcomes
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa executive committee has highlighted many risks and opportunities associated with the Covid-19 pandem [...]