Category: Case study
Insuring renewables boosting ESG principles
In sub-Saharan Africa, electricity access stands at just 43%, or roughly half the global access rate. While challenges remain, Covid-19 is also reveal [...]
Ransomware: four strategies for businesses to stay ahead of extortionists
Jayan Perera, a director leading Control Risks’ cyber consulting and response business in Africa and Europe, gives the market some advice on keeping c [...]
Mentoring – one of the keys to success
So many of us have benefited from a mentor in our early days at work, and giving back later in our careers can be incredibly rewarding. Here, James N [...]
Importance of controls highlighted by South African data breach
A major data security breach in South Africa has highlighted the risks to businesses, including insurers, of not having adequate checks and controls, [...]
Meeting the challenges of training your team during the Covid-19 pandemic
The majority of the African insurance industry had no choice but to move their teams to remote working as the Covid-19 pandemic hit and governments im [...]
How to get back to work post Covid-19?
As lockdowns begin to ease across Africa, the question for many employers, including insurers, is how to get back to work without posing any risk to t [...]
Multinational reinsurer fully engaged under South Africa’s ‘work from home’ dynamic
Munich Re of Africa (MRoA) is one of many insurers and reinsurers that entered South Africa’s national lockdown with a sense of trepidation, but has s [...]
Building resilience after a major catastrophe
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has produced this blog, looking at the ways in which countries are better preparing for the next major catastrop [...]
Italian firms to invest in sustainable projects across Africa
Coldiretti, BF and Eni have signed a deal to assess projects across Africa to develop local economies using innovative, sustainable and eco-friendly f [...]
Need to build resilience in agriculture
Agricultural insurance is already in the spotlight as African governments try to boost food production.
However, there is a new urgency and a call [...]