Category: Environment

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AXA Climate contributes to the launch of a parametric insurance project across multiple cities in Togo

AXA Climate contributes to the launch of a parametric insurance project across multiple cities in Togo

AXA Climate, part of global insurer AXA Group, London-based broker Howden and Togo-based non-governmental organisation Pionners en Action pour le Déve [...]
NDSI to strengthen African insurance voice at COP28

NDSI to strengthen African insurance voice at COP28

As climate-related vulnerabilities and uncertainties continue to escalate in Africa, the significance of the African insurance sector’s role increases [...]
How are natural catastrophes influencing African insurance markets?

How are natural catastrophes influencing African insurance markets?

Cet article est aussi disponible en Français With natural catastrophes seemingly on the rise, the risk of growing un- and under-insurance across th [...]
Unlocking Africa’s energy potential key for shared prosperity

Unlocking Africa’s energy potential key for shared prosperity

Cet article est aussi disponible en Français Collaboration between governments, businesses and communities – all united in purpose towards a shared [...]
International financing not reaching the countries in most need warns The Centre for Disaster Protection

International financing not reaching the countries in most need warns The Centre for Disaster Protection

International investments in pre-arranged financing (PAF) are not reaching the most vulnerable people and places, as a new report reveals only 3.7% of [...]
Client Earth loses climate change liability case against Shell

Client Earth loses climate change liability case against Shell

Client Earth has lost its case against Shell in the UK courts after arguing that Shell’s directors were personally liable for failing to move away fro [...]
Kenya’s low flood insurance penetration exposes economy to significant financial risks

Kenya’s low flood insurance penetration exposes economy to significant financial risks

Kenya’s economy took a knock of as much as 5.5% of the value of its economy due to floods, pointing to the steep price of the low flood insurance pene [...]
Climate activists “name and shame” insurers for not  doing enough to reduce fossil fuel cover

Climate activists “name and shame” insurers for not doing enough to reduce fossil fuel cover

Climate activists have launched their latest insurance scorecard, claiming that 50 years after the insurance industry first warned about the impact of [...]
Insurers, reinsurers must maintain underwriting discipline as insured losses mount

Insurers, reinsurers must maintain underwriting discipline as insured losses mount

Cet article est aussi disponible en Français Underwriting discipline is among the key defences that global insurers and reinsurers can deploy to pr [...]
Earth carbon calculator to help SA bank customers ‘live’ sustainably

Earth carbon calculator to help SA bank customers ‘live’ sustainably

One of South Africa’s largest retail banks is making net-zero waves through the introduction of an ‘earth carbon calculator’ within its banking applic [...]
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