Category: Risk Management
Forum emphasises place of political risk insurance in spurring investment in Africa
African insurance entities and governments need to recognise the importance of political insurance in encouraging foreign direct investments in Africa [...]
Africa single transit guarantee scheme to eliminate need for multiple insurance covers
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) are working on a single transit guarantee scheme that will e [...]
Insurers must act on geopolitical risk, warns new report
Insurers must do more on geopolitical risk, warns a new report from Broadstone, which claims geopolitical risk is potentially the largest driver of ta [...]
IAIS launches consultation on fair treatment for diverse customers
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has launched a public consultation on an application paper exploring how to achieve fair [...]
Insurance will be needed to enable climate financing, stresses Howdens
More than half of the $19 trillion already committed to financing the climate transition through to 2030 will require additional insurance coverage, s [...]
Insuring the biggest shows on earth
Major sporting events such as Euro 2024 and the Olympics excite and unite billions of people around the world, but for event organisers, delivering su [...]
GRiP expands into flood intelligence with JBA Risk Management tie-up
GRiP, a South African spatial technology and data specialist, has teamed up with JBA Risk Management to provide its customers with access to the lates [...]
Captives offer huge opportunity for African insurers, suggest market experts
The greater development of the captives across Africa will offer the insurance market huge opportunities, agreed a group of insurers who met recently. [...]
Insurers and development agency form new disaster risk management alliance
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) and the French Development Agency Group (Agence Française de Développement and Expertise France – the AFD Group) [...]
Cash flow prioritisation in this new era for South African businesses post-election
As South Africa embarks this week on the challenging journey of negotiating a post-election political agreement, the business community must prepare f [...]