Category: Environment
ARC and Lesotho sign MoU on disaster risk management
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the government of Lesotho have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to address persistent climate risk [...]
Insurers have opportunity to encourage ESG agenda in African mining community
African mining companies should use ESG issues to ensure their survival in a post-Covid world, according to Matthew Burnell, local partner at White &a [...]
85% of global investors want their capital to do good
A recent Morgan Stanley survey revealed that 85% of retail investors, which includes insurers, want their capital to be allocated to doing good and wo [...]
Shipping giants sign up to greener transport – another sign for insurers
In another sign that insurers cannot ignore the climate agenda and that all sectors are committing to more responsible behaviours, shipping giants fro [...]
Agrifinance project launched for Ethiopia
A new project has been launched in Ethiopia to encourage insurance products through rural finance institutions, to allow smallholder farmers to mitiga [...]
Business urging everyone to embrace climate change mitigation measures
The Business Roundtable (BRT), an association of chief executive officers from more than 200 leading companies, across every economic sector, with mor [...]
Improving data on African mining should help insurers with sustainability goals
Insurers have a new tool in their armoury in terms of assessing mining risks across Africa.
Holding as much information as possible is crucial in c [...]
More data needed on climate change risks
Access to high-quality and granular hazard data on climate change futures is missing, warned some 63% of respondents to a poll by the UN Principles of [...]
World Bank launches SSA resilience plan: opportunities for insurers
The World Bank has released a Next Generation Africa Climate Business Plan (NG-ACBP), to help sub-Saharan African economies achieve low-carbon and cli [...]
ARC building awareness of drought insurance
Africa Risk Capacity is looking to increase awareness for its drought insurance product across the continent and to promote the use of risk modelling [...]