Category: Diving Deeper
African infrastructure development must include insurers from the start
Collaboration is key if Africa is to reach its infrastructure goals and insurers and reinsurers need to be involved in the planning of projects fr [...]
Boards urged to consider geopolitical risk within a regulatory framework
Corporate boards face increased complexity today, with heightened geopolitical risk key among the concerns they must consider as they guide the compan [...]
VIDEO: Microinsurance offering real opportunities for African insurers
Matthew Genazzini, executive director of the Microinsurance Network, spoke to Liz Booth about the findings of the latest Landscape of Mi [...]
African insurers must take the lead in the sustainability and ESG charge — waiting for regulations is not an option
African insurers and reinsurers must not wait for regulations to start embedding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) as well as sustainabi [...]
Opinion: Tackling urban flooding in Accra with innovative risk solution
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF), through its Sovereign and Humanitarian Solutions (SHS) Working Group, is spearheading a Tripartite Project [...]
VIDEO: Round table: Insurance claims management: challenges and opportunities for insurers and reinsurers
Keeping claimants on side while delivering efficient and cost-effective claims management process is the key to reducing overall costs, [...]
South Africa’s tax hike and government ructions bring political violence and terrorism covers back into focus
As the rest of the world frets over US President Donald Trump’s on-again off-again trade tariffs, South African businesses and consumers are holding t [...]
VIDEO: How can African insurers close the protection gap while the threat of natcat increases?
African insurers are well aware of the enormous protection gap across the continent, but the fear is that natural catastrophes might increase with [...]
Africa insurers cannot afford to steer clear of continent’s natural catastrophe risks
Managing natural catastrophe (natcat) risks in Africa is becoming an ever more pressing issue as the continent faces up to the realities of climat [...]
Clash over Uganda’s credit life insurance pricing exposes gap in consumer education
Members of Parliament (MPs) in Uganda have accused commercial banks of imposing unfair additional credit life insurance on borrowers, triggering a mix [...]