Category: Case study
What is resilience?
In the past decade, resilience has become a hot topic in wellness. Challenges in our health, work and relationships are inevitable; it’s now generally [...]
How Zep-Re is implementing a World Bank-backed project to reach 250,000 pastoralists in the Horn of Africa and enabling $500M in private capital
Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company) is implementing the first component of a World Bank-backed project that is targeting to enable more than US$500 milli [...]
Easier than you think to start on your ESG journey
Most insurers agree that ESG will play an increasingly important role in their business strategies and, according to a new survey, 100% agree that [...]
Fire and explosion leading to most costly marine claims, but inflation is an increasing factor
Fire and explosion incidents cause the most expensive insurance claims in the marine industry, while at a time of rising exposures and inflation, carg [...]
How can African insurance entities start their ESG journey?
Most insurers across the continent agree that ESG will play an increasingly important role in their business strategies and, according to a new survey [...]
Lessons from Covid-19: insurance could be solution for future crises, says UNDP
Covid-19 has exposed deficiencies and gaps in healthcare worldwide, in countries rich and poor, large and small, inadequacies which contributed to mor [...]
ESG: brokers’ exposure to professional indemnity claims
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are now high on the agenda for all businesses, shaping corporate strategy and reporting. ESG has mo [...]
South Africa’s drone market is taking off – how is the insurance market responding?
The drone industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. With greener credentials than fuel, battery-operated drones offer a more eff [...]
Value of decarbonisation reflected in major savings, claims new report
A new report released by the Deloitte Economics Institute shows that the US economy could gain $3 trillion if it rapidly decarbonizes in the next 50 y [...]
ARC pays out $350,000 to Madagascar farmers in trial project
Africa Risk Capacity Limited (ARC) recently paid out $350,000 to farmers in a corner of Madagascar after a drought, proving the value of [...]