Category: Risk Management
Political risk driven by economics, not war, finds Willis
Political risks driven by economic policy still outweigh those from international conflict, according to the ninth annual Political Risk Survey from W [...]
How Zimbabwe’s draft climate change law could reshape insurance market
Zimbabwe’s proposed Climate Change Management Bill (H.B. 5 of 2025) is being framed primarily as an environmental reform. However, the bill’s economic [...]
Africa’s reinsurers urged to scale up as demand for credit insurance surges
Reinsurers operating in Africa have been challenged to step up the reinsurance capacity of credit insurance as the cover becomes a critical instru [...]
Physical climate risk evolving rapidly, warns Aon
Aon has updated its Climate Risk Monitor (CRM), a platform designed to help clients understand, quantify and act on evolving physical climate risk. CR [...]
Financial systems must prepare for greater water resilience
WWF's Green Financial Regulation Initiative has launched “Navigating towards water resilience” landmark guide urging central banks, financial regulato [...]
Risk managers launch initiative to support financing climate risk
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have announced a jo [...]
Africa’s insurance executives challenged to move from talk to action amid evolving risk landscape
The authors are winners at the recent Continental Re 11th Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards 2026. Henry Uche topped the English Online ca [...]
How AI risks in compliance spill over into broader insurance sustainability
The elephant in the room in the 21st-century risk landscape is not how insurers and reinsurers are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) across the i [...]
Insurance singled out as key tool in unlocking Africa’s US$4 trillion domestic capital
Across Africa, domestic financial resources have expanded significantly, now exceeding US$4 trillion. But as the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) note [...]
IMF downgrade sharpens South Africa’s exposure to fuel, inflation and financing risk
South African organisations are facing a more dangerous operating environment after the International Monetary Fund cut its 2026 global growth forecas [...]