Category: Risk Management
Why insurers need to engage with Africa’s development-focused energy transition
The future of Africa’s energy will not be shaped by ideology alone. It will be defined by the continent’s desire to accelerate industrial development, [...]
Turning ESG from obligation to opportunity could drive a sea change in profitability, insurance experts suggest
Turning environment, social and governance (ESG) principles into an opportunity rather than a risk could result in a sea change in terms of number [...]
Africa’s risk landscape demands unified financial sector response, suggests ATIDI chief risk officer
African Development Financial Institutions should join forces with their counterparts in the financial sector and do more in projecting the true r [...]
Cybersecurity a top concern and critical part of enterprise risk management, warn more than 1,000 top executives
Cybersecurity and the vulnerability of supplier contracts have become a critical concern and central component of enterprise risk management, accordin [...]
Unemployment crisis signals need for national risk mitigation intervention
South Africa’s rising unemployment rate is more than a labour market issue: it is a strategic risk event unfolding in plain sight, according to one ri [...]
Boards urged to consider geopolitical risk within a regulatory framework
Corporate boards face increased complexity today, with heightened geopolitical risk key among the concerns they must consider as they guide the compan [...]
Balancing innovation and exposure: Insurance sector’s emerging tech challenge
In an evolving risk landscape, global insurers and reinsurers must strike a balance between innovating to identify and mitigate risks and recognising [...]
Risk-based capital is going to be a long-term play for underwriters
Insurers and reinsurers have been advised to take a long-term view in propping up their capital to levels that are proportionate to the risks they [...]
US uncertainty fuelling concerns about political risk worldwide, finds Willis
Political risks rank among the top five risks on the enterprise risk management (ERM) risk register for 75% of global companies, with 11% identifying [...]
Increased insurance uptake offers path to resilient disaster management in South African municipalities, suggests new report
South Africa’s National Treasury has suggested that greater uptake of insurance would help its municipalities survive a severe natural disaster.
In [...]