Category: Risk Management
The urgency of proactive infrastructure management: lessons from Johannesburg’s bulk water failure
The disruption of water supplies in numerous Johannesburg suburbs, following significant repair to the Rand Water bulk pipeline, offers a stark illust [...]
New call for fire safety campaign as electrical fires claim more lives
Smoke, fire and flames claim numerous lives every year and it has been reported that almost one-tenth of all fires stem from electrical sources – some [...]
VIDEO: Relationships between insurers and risk managers cannot be under-estimated, warns west African insurer
Mathieu N’katta, a board member of SUNU Assurances Liberia and of SUNU Health Nigeria, as well as vice president of the Ivorian network of Risk and I [...]
Thriving amid uncertainty: to survive, South African businesses must harness effective risk management strategies
In South Africa’s increasingly uncertain operating environment identified by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA), businesses in S [...]
Need to solve unemployment issues to support SA’s youth and reduce risk of unrest
As South Africa’s Youth Month ends, the country is still grappling with effective ways to unlock this vital cohort’s potential for driving significant [...]
Connectedness of risk proving huge threat for both insurers and insureds
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Connected risk has increased the frequency and severity of events including geopolitical risks or cybe [...]
Risk of South Africa becoming a failed state is close to reality, warns IRMSA
The interconnected nature of risks and the real threat of South Africa becoming a failed state top the list of this year’s Institute of Risk Managemen [...]
Embracing risk management: transforming threats into opportunities in the era of national health insurance in South Africa
South Africa’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has rightly raised concerns among users of private medical services. With restrictions on [...]
Insurance can play role in supporting business in face of nature loss, says Marsh
Insurance can play a key role in supporting corporate environmental risk in the face of nature loss, according to a new report.
The issue of liabil [...]
Lack of data threatens Namibian businesses
Namibia’s business landscape is experiencing an alarming trend that is depriving key stakeholders of critical information essential for the future and [...]