Category: Risk Management
Africa’s proposed shared safety net could reprice climate and sovereign risks
Africa’s exposure to climate shocks, including droughts, floods and cyclones, is increasingly translating into fiscal crises, emergency spending [...]
Round table spotlights interconnected risks driving insurance complexity in Africa
Interconnected risks are reshaping Africa’s insurance landscape, according to Old Mutual Insure executives, who warned at a recent round table tha [...]
South Africa’s 2026 risk landscape shaped by cyber threats and AI disruption
South Africa enters 2026 navigating a risk environment shaped by global volatility, rapid technological change and persistent domestic structural pres [...]
Sasria relaunches cover for riots and terrorism for South African businesses
South Africa’s only special risk insurer, Sasria SOC, has relaunched its wrap cover, restoring a critical layer of insurance capacity for large corpor [...]
Cyber risks increasing alongside geopolitical tensions, warns Geneva Association
As geopolitical tensions intensify and digital interdependence deepens, cyber incidents are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and costly, with med [...]
Opinion: The rise of electric vehicles in Africa and the implications for motor insurance
The global transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles is accelerating, driven by environmental concerns, technological i [...]
History repeating as water systems become casualties of modern war
Conflicts around the world are once again placing vital water infrastructure at risk, raising fears that millions of civilians could be left without a [...]
South African businesses urged to prepare now for Gulf conflict supply shocks
South African businesses should urgently stress test their supply chains and logistics dependencies as the escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf thr [...]
Fresh floods test risk models as Kenya’s insurers weigh options
Fresh floods sweeping across parts of Kenya are once again putting the country’s insurance sector under strain, barely two years after insurers paid o [...]
Capacity in the aerospace market remains strong, reports WTW
Insurance capacity in the aerospace market remains strong, according to broker WTW, which is a timely finding as the African Development Bank (AfDB) l [...]