Category: Risk Management
Nature-related risks raise stakes for African company directors
With nature-related losses estimated at some US$7 trillion compared with just US$200 billion invested in nature-positive activities, the 35-to-one rat [...]
Heatwaves across global north trigger growing concern about climate change impact in Africa
As much of the more developed world suffers heatwaves, there is growing realisation about the likely impact of climate change.
New report from Reut [...]
Lithium concentration raises fears of continuity of supply, warns WTW
Nearly half of the world's identified lithium resources are concentrated in South America's lithium triangle, making the region one of the most strate [...]
Hardening reinsurance cycle pushes African cedants to rethink retention
Insurers across Africa are writing more business but facing tougher questions about how much risk they should retain, even as reinsurance earnings com [...]
Insurers urged to confront Africa’s capital misallocation crisis
Africa is not capital poor; it is awash with capital that is being misallocated. This was among the standout soundbites delivered to around 1,500 Afri [...]
South Africa must prepare now for a more dangerous era of wildfire risk
South Africa should take heed after watching the destructive fires sweeping through France, Spain and other parts of southern Europe, with risk manage [...]
New framework hopes to end risk of phone crime in South Africa
Every day, a stolen identity and a fraudulently registered SIM card somewhere in South Africa can become the opening move in a bank account takeover, [...]
Super El Nino likely to hit African economies hard, warns AfDB
An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined US$10 billion-US$20 billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration [...]
AI in healthcare is creating liability risks African insurers cannot ignore
The increasing uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) by hospitals and telemedicine providers is introducing a new layer of risk for insurers, includi [...]
Africa’s AI infrastructure buildout creates new test for insurer sustainability
Global insurers and reinsurers with clients in the compute, data centre and power utility sectors are in for a tumultuous decade as demand grows for i [...]