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.
ATIDI works to boost Japan’s links to Africa
To deepen economic ties between Japan and Africa, the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group [...]
ATIDI, MUFG et NEXI discutent de comment accroître les investissements japonais en Afrique
Afin d’approfondir les liens économiques entre le Japon et l’Afrique, l’Assurance pour le développement du commerce et de l’investissement en Afrique [...]
PODCAST: Africa Ascending Ep 11: Are insurers ready to take advantage of opportunities in the vacuum left by the cuts in foreign aid?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance secto [...]
Disaster risk financing must start with preparedness, not payouts, Riskonet Africa warns
As South Africa faces a rising tide of climate shocks, collapsing infrastructure and mounting insurance claims, the National Treasury’s new plan to ov [...]
AIO Meets Ep4: The importance of adopting an inclusive culture
In this fourth podcast of The AIO Meets, Patty Karuaihe-Martin, immediate past president of the African Insurance Organisation, talks to Dr Grace Mura [...]
UNDP unveils initiative to scale inclusive insurance solutions in more than 30 countries
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a platform to bring together insurance innovators to support, strengthen and scale inclus [...]
ICJ rules that countries can sue each other for climate change damages
Countries can now sue each other over the damaging effects of climate change including for historic emissions of planet-warming gases, according to a [...]
Santam plans Lloyd’s syndicate with ambitious growth promised
South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, Santam, has been granted in principle approval by Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate based in London.
The gro [...]
PODCAST: Africa Ascending Ep 10: Reducing corruption across Africa: do insurers have a role?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sect [...]
VIDEO: Insurance Matters: The future of leadership
As part of the series of podcasts and videos from Continental Reinsurance, a thought-provoking session with speaker William Mzimba, on b [...]