Category: Risk Management
Cyber solutions meeting demand for protection from hacking gangs and data thieves
Insurers are facing a real uphill struggle in managing cyber risks, from quantifying the risk to properly pricing it and then paying the claims when t [...]
Protecting integrity defenders must become a national priority for South Africa, ACFE warns
South Africa has reached a point where corruption is no longer a matter of misallocated budgets or inflated invoices. It has become a threat to person [...]
Risk managers report charts blueprint for systemic solutions to South Africa’s interconnected risks
Those in leadership positions across Africa must weigh their decisions carefully, often setting aside the lure of short-term profit in order to pursue [...]
Local context key to unlocking Africa’s investment potential, stresses ATIDI
Risk managers should take the lead in guiding investors to understand the diverse local contexts of African countries instead of lumping it togeth [...]
Zimbabwe insurers’ missed State investment targets jeopardise development funding
Zimbabwe’s insurers are finding it hard to invest the minimum amount the government requires in approved assets like Treasury bonds, presenting a fund [...]
Opinion: How the recent ICJ climate change advisory could affect insurers and reinsurers
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recently issued an advisory opinion on the obligation of states in respect of climate change. Rob Scott, exec [...]
Disaster risk financing must start with preparedness, not payouts, Riskonet Africa warns
As South Africa faces a rising tide of climate shocks, collapsing infrastructure and mounting insurance claims, the National Treasury’s new plan to ov [...]
Insurers could improve internal modelling of natcats, suggests Aon survey
Almost half of insurers do not license catastrophe models and only 27% have dedicated model evaluation teams, potentially limiting their insights and [...]
Opinion: How UK businesses expanding into Africa can balance risk and opportunity
An increasing number of UK businesses are identifying Africa as a strategic growth frontier. This comes with both opportunities and risks.
Muibat I [...]
Parametric cover best suited to address agricultural risk in Africa, suggests Africa Risk Capacity expert
Zeynab Cissé is business development lead western and central Africa at Africa Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd), one of two entities of the ARC Gro [...]