Category: Governance
Brokerslink adds Africa Brokers’ Company from Benin as new affiliate
Benin-based Africa Brokers’ Company has joined broking group Brokerslink. Africa Brokers’ Company is an independent insurance broker based in Cotonou. [...]
Just transition – not as simple as climate activists claim
As the curtains draw on the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, there are growing concerns over the capacity of individual country markets to a [...]
Partnerships central to Africa’s adaptation and resilience response
Partnerships between governments, institutions and the private sector will prove crucial in formulating Africa’s adaptation and resilience response to [...]
Africa’s financial sector must be fit enough to cope with climate transition
Getting Africa’s financial sector ready to cope with climate risk is vital for a smooth transition to net-zero emissions and resilience, according to [...]
JSE commits to net zero by 2050
In a move that will impact insurance investments, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has joined the Race to Zero Partner Initiative through the Net [...]
Ratings looking positive for African sovereigns
After an unprecedented number of downgrades in 2020, in response to the rise in government debt and liquidity challenges resulting from the Covid-19 p [...]
Digitalisation, professionalism and trust are standout features of sustainable insurance
Banks, insurers and insurance brokers that incorporate digitalisation, professionalism and trust into their operating models will dominate the Africa [...]
Kenya’s insurers see hyper-personalised covers as a way to sustain growth
Kenya’s insurers are betting on hyper-personalised policies as the way to sustain current customers and win over the younger population, given that th [...]
Climate change and net-zero emissions in the spotlight at COP26
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) got off to a rocky start following mixed messages from preliminary discussions at the G20 Summit [...]
Fake oil spills send sustainability warning to global insurance heavyweights
On 29 October 2021, protesters taking part in the global Defund Climate Chaos protests spilled 1,000 litres of fake oil on the doorsteps of two insura [...]