Category: Governance
Ploughing into agriculture insurance
The need for innovation has never been greater as Africa emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, governments look to recovery and as insurers hope to reco [...]
SMEs: how insurance adoption will protect, and ensure sustainable growth
Small and medium-zed enterprises (SMEs) represent the engine room of economies and key drivers of sustainable economic growth in terms of value creati [...]
Compliance experts warn against viewing climate change as a silo
The days of viewing climate change as a silo on the broader environmental, social and governance (ESG) landscape are over, with most compliance and ri [...]
Kenyan regulator urges empathy for policyholders struggling in the pandemic aftermath
The African insurance community has weathered the storm of Covid-19 very well and remains hopeful, according to Godfrey Kiptum.
The CEO of Kenya’s [...]
ASR receives bbb+ rating from AM Best
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-Africa-focused reinsurance group, is pleased to announce that AM Best has awarded ASR Re Limited (ASR Re) (Bermuda [...]
‘Welcome aboard’ as FSD Africa signs the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
“We are delighted to welcome FSD Africa to the network of signatories to the United Nations Environmental Programme – Finance Initiative's Principles [...]
Kenya’s insurance regulator to appeal decision letting brokers collect premiums
Kenya’s insurance regulator is appealing the recent court ruling that quashed amendments to underwriting rules that had barred brokers from collecting [...]
Nigerian insurer gains approval for microinsurer arm
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance (CHI) has acquired a new operational licence to operate a microinsurer. The regulator, the National Insurance Commissi [...]
Opportunities and risks for trade credit insurers
Major economies have seen a return to economic growth after sharp contractions in performance in 2020 due to the pandemic. While Covid-19 will continu [...]
Global insurance industry picks up the net-zero refrain
The insurance and reinsurance sectors will play a significant role in transitioning the global economy to its ambitious net-zero carbon emissions goal [...]