Category: Reports
Insurers have key role to play in developing health and resilience
Fostering a resilient and inclusive society is vital for ensuring both societal and economic long-term stability and prosperity, according to a new re [...]
Insurance can play role in supporting business in face of nature loss, says Marsh
Insurance can play a key role in supporting corporate environmental risk in the face of nature loss, according to a new report.
The issue of liabil [...]
Africa has challenges but plenty of opportunity too, suggests new McKinsey report
Despite a promising start to the millennium, Africa’s long-term economic growth has been slow, warns a new report.
Reimagining economic growth in A [...]
Floods across east Africa cause havoc but few insurance losses
In Somalia, floods which have persisted from March to May have ravaged shelters, latrines, farmland and livestock. The education of thousands of child [...]
Working together for the common good of the insurance sector essential, suggests Continental Re head
Collaboration and partnerships are essential for Africa’s insurance market to reach its potential, insurance CEOs from across Africa heard as they [...]
Personal P&C up 3% annually since pre-Covid levels, says McKinsey, but developing markets still face challenges
Despite a slowdown during the height of the pandemic, personal property and casualty (P&C) insurance has seen annual growth of 3% since 2019, acco [...]
Marsh warns one in three globally set to be impacted by flooding
One out of three people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5°C warming scenario, according to a new report from brokers Marsh McLennan.
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P&C lines strong but insurers face challenges ahead, warns McKinsey
Global commercial property and casualty (P&C) lines have delivered strong financial performance in recent years following the soft market of 2013 [...]
Tropical cyclones: stormy times ahead, warns Africa Risk Capacity
After Cyclone Idai hit in 2019, the Swiss Re Institute reported that the overall economic loss for Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe was around $2bn, of [...]
How standalone terrorism coverage can reduce an insured’s total cost of risk
Throughout 2022, the public learned of plots to kidnap elected officials, politically motivated shootings and bomb threats. Politically motivated acts [...]