Category: Risk Management
Nigeria urges co-ordinated insurance solutions to strengthen West Africa’s climate risk resilience
Climate risk is a financial and developmental risk for insurers and governments alike and requires concerted effort in building resilience since it di [...]
Innovation and digital shift key to de-risking Uganda’s economy, insurers told
Ugandan insurers have been asked to take a more proactive role in mitigating risks through innovation and digital transformation if they are to boost [...]
South Africa should fast-track execution of national transport strategies, urges Riskonet Africa
South Africa’s transport system is no longer just inefficient; it has become a national risk given the more than 15,000 motor vehicle and more than 10 [...]
Cybercrime: South Africa’s silent business killer
South African businesses are operating in one of the most dangerous digital landscapes in the world. Cybercrime is no longer an emerging risk—it is th [...]
Geopolitical risks still hampering business development, warn Willis and Munich Re
Commodity traders are facing renewed geopolitical risks as military conflicts proliferate, tariffs increase and global supply chains come under pressu [...]
Future-fit risk management fuels sustainable insurance and corporate profitability
A structured approach to risk management can deliver cost savings and resource optimisation without undermining the long-term sustainability of the in [...]
Kenya eyes tighter reinsurance rules to retain more premiums locally
Kenya’s insurers will soon be required to increase the portion of business they must mandatorily place with the Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya R [...]
Collaboration and sustainability emerging as the new frontier in risk management
Africa’s insurers and reinsurers are not the only entities seeking to make sense of risk exposures in an uncertain and volatile world.
They are [...]
Managing wildfire risk as climate changes
Indigenous peoples and local communities are among the world’s most effective forest stewards. Research continues to show that the lands they manage o [...]
Warning on cyber threat crises in supply chains and reputational fallout
South Africa’s cybercrime problem is increasingly spilling into every corner of the economy, with the latest South African Banking Risk Information Ce [...]