Author: Patrick Alushula

Patrick Alushula is a senior business journalist at Standard Group, the oldest private media house in east and central Africa. He has keen interest in financial journalism, insurance, banking, stock market and energy news. In 2019, Patrick won the Pan African Journalist of the Year award at the Pan Africa Re/Insurance Journalism Awards organised by Continental Reinsurance. He also won the 2018 Business Journalist of the Year award at Kenya’s Annual Journalism Excellence Awards.

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Le contexte local est essentiel pour libérer le potentiel d’investissement de l’Afrique, souligne l’ATIDI

Le contexte local est essentiel pour libérer le potentiel d’investissement de l’Afrique, souligne l’ATIDI

Les gestionnaires de risques devraient guider les investisseurs afin qu'ils comprennent la diversité des contextes locaux des pays africains, plutôt q [...]
Local context key to unlocking Africa’s investment potential, stresses ATIDI

Local context key to unlocking Africa’s investment potential, stresses ATIDI

Risk managers should take the lead in guiding investors to understand the diverse local contexts of African countries instead of lumping it togeth [...]
Dilemma for Africa’s policymakers in race between development and decarbonisation

Dilemma for Africa’s policymakers in race between development and decarbonisation

Many policymakers agree on the urgent need to transition to green energy—but consensus ends there. Disagreements remain over how fast the transition s [...]
Recurring civil unrest and climate shocks demand insurance for Africa’s informal sector

Recurring civil unrest and climate shocks demand insurance for Africa’s informal sector

Africa’s insurers must innovate targeted products to protect the informal sector from the growing wave of political violence and climate-related d [...]
Les troubles civils récurrents et les chocs climatiques exigent une assurance pour l’économie informelle africaine

Les troubles civils récurrents et les chocs climatiques exigent une assurance pour l’économie informelle africaine

Les assureurs africains doivent innover en proposant des produits ciblés pour protéger l’économie informelle contre la vague croissante de violence po [...]
Insurers should see mandatory CPD as an opportunity rather than compliance burden

Insurers should see mandatory CPD as an opportunity rather than compliance burden

Compliance with Kenya’s newly enacted insurance law introducing mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) should be seen as an opportunity a [...]
Kenya’s regulator lines up framework for continuous education of insurance agents

Kenya’s regulator lines up framework for continuous education of insurance agents

Kenya’s insurance regulator has initiated the process of establishing a framework for continuous professional education for insurance agents, reinforc [...]
Mandatory licensing, CPD now law for Kenya’s insurance practitioners

Mandatory licensing, CPD now law for Kenya’s insurance practitioners

Kenya’s President William Ruto has signed the Insurance Professionals Bill 2024 into law, marking a key step in improving the professionalism and stan [...]
Collaboration crucial for innovating, product scaling and closing Africa’s protection gap

Collaboration crucial for innovating, product scaling and closing Africa’s protection gap

Collaborations among insurers, reinsurers, governments and development institutions offer a crucial chance for Africa to design innovative product [...]
Collaborer est essentiel pour l’innovation, le développement des produits et la réduction du déficit de protection en Afrique

Collaborer est essentiel pour l’innovation, le développement des produits et la réduction du déficit de protection en Afrique

La collaboration entre les assureurs, les réassureurs, les gouvernements et les institutions de développement offre à l'Afrique une chance unique de c [...]
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