Category: Risk Management
Sasria relaunches cover for riots and terrorism for South African businesses
South Africa’s only special risk insurer, Sasria SOC, has relaunched its wrap cover, restoring a critical layer of insurance capacity for large corpor [...]
Cyber risks increasing alongside geopolitical tensions, warns Geneva Association
As geopolitical tensions intensify and digital interdependence deepens, cyber incidents are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and costly, with med [...]
Opinion: The rise of electric vehicles in Africa and the implications for motor insurance
The global transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles is accelerating, driven by environmental concerns, technological i [...]
History repeating as water systems become casualties of modern war
Conflicts around the world are once again placing vital water infrastructure at risk, raising fears that millions of civilians could be left without a [...]
South African businesses urged to prepare now for Gulf conflict supply shocks
South African businesses should urgently stress test their supply chains and logistics dependencies as the escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf thr [...]
Fresh floods test risk models as Kenya’s insurers weigh options
Fresh floods sweeping across parts of Kenya are once again putting the country’s insurance sector under strain, barely two years after insurers paid o [...]
Capacity in the aerospace market remains strong, reports WTW
Insurance capacity in the aerospace market remains strong, according to broker WTW, which is a timely finding as the African Development Bank (AfDB) l [...]
Marine insurers face threat from insureds’ AI adoption
The speed with which the global maritime industry is adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology to optimise operations, recruitment and maintena [...]
Allocators of capital optimistic over reclassification of carbon credits
Africa has some work to do to catch up with the European Union and other developed markets in the integration of carbon credit infrastructure into fin [...]
Insurers, reinsurers weigh tiering system to protect capacity for mega-risks
The idea of tiering insurers to differentiate between those who can take on the biggest risks has been mooted at a recent round table.
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