Category: Governance
Quality insurance training: Challenges remain in the CIMA zone
Mikaël Wend-toongo Sègla Sanhouidi is a trained legal expert and works at the International Insurance Institute (IIA) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, where [...]
Insurance should play a bigger role in attracting capital to Africa, suggests ATIDI boss
Attracting capital is vital for Africa’s economic future, however, that can be a real challenge. Insurance has become a valuable tool in [...]
Ethical, transformational leadership imperative for insurance sustainability
African insurers and reinsurers have been reminded to embrace ethical, collaborative and transformational leadership as additional tailwinds to the in [...]
Uganda insurers hit $434m premiums as life business drives growth
Uganda’s insurance industry registered 29% growth in written premiums in 2023, hitting a UGX1.6-trillion (US$434-million) milestone on the back of enh [...]
IAIS launches final consultation on climate risk
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has launched a fourth and final public consultation on climate risk, aimed at promoting [...]
Insurance has key role in helping world “wake up” to polycrisis
Insurers can use their position to wake the world up to the environmental crisis it is facing, a leading academic has suggested.
Speaking at th [...]
IAIS publishes data collection package details for 2024
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has published its 2024 Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) data collection package for the [...]
IAIS launches consultation on fair treatment for diverse customers
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has launched a public consultation on an application paper exploring how to achieve fair [...]
Insurers, reinsurers vie for climate change premium dividend
Up to US$20-billion in additional risk premium is up for grabs between today and 2030 as global insurers and reinsurers respond to powerful megatrends [...]
Zimbabwe government delays takeover of third-party insurance
The Zimbabwe government’s planned takeover of third-party motor insurance from private insurance companies has been delayed, after promising a major u [...]