Category: Risk Management
From the sky, we protect: how drones are transforming disaster management in Mozambique
In February 2000, Mozambique experienced its worst floods in 50 years. More than 700 people died, 650,000 were displaced and 4.5 million — a quarter o [...]
Cyber insurance adoption remains low despite rising attacks
For more than two months, Tolulope Omolere kept asking the same question: How did money leave her Guaranty Trust Bank account without her knowledge?
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Power sector becoming crucial to economic stability, finds Willis
The global power sector is becoming increasingly central to economic growth as artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, advanced manufacturing [...]
Global energy shocks demand a bigger role for insurers in Africa
Energy has taken centre stage across Africa as the US-Iran conflict and consequent disruption to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz winds into its s [...]
Fewer businesses closing in South Africa but no time for complacency, warns credit insurer Coface
The latest liquidation numbers released by Statistics South Africa show a decline in business liquidations during July 2026, but the data should not b [...]
Five-hour runway shutdown exposes dangerous gaps in SA airport emergency preparedness, warns risk expert
A burst tyre on a Kenya Airways aircraft that shut down Cape Town International Airport's only runway for several hours recently, disrupting flights a [...]
African insurers on notice as AI tests cyber insurance boundaries in the West
The increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Western markets is testing the boundaries of cyber insurance, forcing insurers to reconside [...]
Claims-made policies: Why timing can determine whether a claim is insured
In a February 2026 judgment, the Cape Town High Court held that an insurance broker was not entitled to indemnification under its professional ind [...]
Government visit endorses climate-change startups, says P4G
A government visit is empowering two P4G-supported climate start-ups and potentially paving the way for further government support.
Deputy Minister [...]
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 [...]