Category: Risk Management
Kenya Re stresses role of training with launch of own academy
The Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has launched a training academy to upskill players in the insurance and reinsurance sector, focusing on t [...]
youth@WORK honoured at IRMSA awards ceremony
Employment placement organisation youth@WORK has been awarded the industry-specific accolade on social development by the Institute of Risk Management [...]
Riskonet Africa recognised as leading South African risk firm
Riskonet Africa has been awarded the industry-specific award for professional services by The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA).
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A beacon in risk management: Sasol’s Alexandra Russell clinches top honours at IRMSA Awards
Sasol’s chief risk officer Alexandra Russell has been named as “Risk Manager of the Year” at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa’s (IRMSA) a [...]
Exchange rate challenges to African insurance industry
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African insurers and reinsurers are losing significant percentages of their profits as a result of uns [...]
Challenges of onboarding complex clients: lessons for insurers and risk managers
Onboarding a single individual can be a long, drawn-out process with many pain points which need to be undertaken systematically and efficiently. But [...]
PODCAST: Resilience and Reflection: Lessons from Beirut’s Port Tragedy – part 2
In this episode of the “Insurance Matters” podcast, host Juliette Foster discusses the aftermath of the Beirut explosion and its impact on the ins [...]
Implementing recommendations from German consultants could revive South Africa’s power sector
South Africa is not only grappling with onerous socioeconomic challenges, but with increasing frequency has found itself plunged into darkness.
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Flooding claims 12 lives, causes major damage to infrastructure in SA’s Western Cape province
South Africa’s Western Cape province became the latest statistic in the ‘rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events’ trend as gale-force [...]
IMF warns debt rising in Africa to almost double in a decade
The average debt ratio in sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled in just a decade ‒ from 30% of GDP at the end of 2013 to almost 60% of G [...]