Category: Environment
New parametric wildfire solution launched by Liberty
Liberty and ICEYE, a provider of sovereign intelligence from space, have launched pioneering building-level parametric wildfire insurance solution.
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Ecobank launches first commercial bank nature bond to protect African biodiversity
Ecobank Group has launched the world’s first ICMA commercial bank-issued nature bond on the London Stock Exchange, creating a new route for internatio [...]
Insurers rattled as extreme weather resets South Africa’s risk outlook
The benign catastrophe loss experience celebrated by South Africa’s insurers in their 2024 and 2025 annual reports has been ripped asunder by signific [...]
CPD initiative launched to help governments plan, finance and respond to disasters
The Centre for Disaster Protection has launched Labs, a platform designed to accelerate practical solutions that help governments better plan, finance [...]
Intensifying floods and droughts highlight new era of climate risk, warns Aon
Projections from Aon’s Climate Risk Monitor indicate increased risk of extreme precipitation and flash flooding over most of Africa, with countries in [...]
Zimbabwe insurers put environment at centre of ESG as climate risks rise
The growing intensity of climate shocks in Zimbabwe is reshaping how insurers think about risk, pushing environmental risk considerations to the foref [...]
Lagos State launches parametric flood insurance policy, protecting up to four million people
The Lagos State government has made a parametric flood-risk insurance policy live in the Nigerian insurance market, covering up to four million vulner [...]
IDF urges industry to accelerate progress on climate adaptation
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has issued a clear call to accelerate progress as climate shocks, fiscal pressure and systemic risk intensify wo [...]
Natural catastrophes down in 2025 but leave no room for complacency, warns Willis
Natural catastrophes caused more than US$100 billion in insured losses in 2025, the sixth consecutive year above that threshold, yet a decrease of US$ [...]
Devastating floods and wildfires test South Africa’s New Year cheer
Insurers are bracing themselves after the first weeks of 2026 brought the worst flooding in 26 years to parts of South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga [...]