Category: Risk Management
Companies struggling to get payments, warns Allianz Trade
Global collection complexity, the assessment of how easy it is for companies to collect unpaid invoices, stands at a ‘High’ level of 47.2 out of 100, [...]
Geopolitics dominating world’s risks, says WEF
Geoeconomic confrontation is the top global risk, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual risk report.
The WEF Global Risks Report [...]
AI-driven attacks are the greatest emerging risks to business, warns AXIS
AI-driven attacks are viewed as the greatest emerging cyber threat to organisations, according to a new survey.
AXIS Capital Holdings has released [...]
Reinsurers weigh climate change against human and infrastructure factors amid rising losses
Global reinsurers are content presenting their 2025 natural catastrophe loss reports with a climate change backdrop, despite one of the year’s costlie [...]
Raft of MGAs launch Africa-focused operations amid regulatory gaps
January 1 has seen a number of new managing general agents (MGAs) launch with a specific focus on Africa.
To date, MGAs have barely featured in the [...]
CIMA Zone: AI investment now key to insurers’ future competitiveness
Certified as an AI builder, AI specialist and AI master and founder of the SYSTINFO consultancy, Boukary Ouedraogo has a career at the crossroads [...]
South Africa’s water crisis reaches breaking point as urban centres confront systemic failures and mounting risks
South Africa’s water emergency has shifted from a slow-burning concern to a nationwide crisis, with Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay and Knysna all ex [...]
Risk management across Africa and the Middle East set to tackle major challenges, reports EIRS
Regulatory evolution, climate-related disruptions and geopolitical tensions are all expected to introduce challenges and opportunities in the year ahe [...]
The value of impact and sustainable investing for Africa’s insurers
Allocators of capital have once again been called upon to consider impact and sustainability alongside return when making investment decisions. As suc [...]
Soft cycles hide hard reinsurance realities ahead of renewals in the New Year
Experience has taught profitable insurers and reinsurers to treat soft cycles with caution because the next catastrophe capable of undoing years of di [...]