Category: Governance
ESG set to drive business transformation suggests PwC
Even before Covid-19 upended business and society, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement was gaining steam, according to PwC.
In [...]
Insurance has key role in supporting governments through Covid-19
There are many ways to support the recovery efforts post-Covid-19, believes Manual Moses (pictured), the new CEO of ATI. The initial focus, he said, w [...]
Insurers must not forget legal and compliance issues as they fight to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
In a new and evolving world, companies will go full throttle on financial recovery and growth, hoping to avoid becoming one the pandemic’s corporate c [...]
Insurers have crucial role to play in transition towards a more sustainable climate
Managing risk is the purpose of the insurance business. Therefore, better understanding climate-related risks and opportunities and publishing decisio [...]
Opinion: Data privacy key in minimising risks
As businesses look to overcome the challenges of 2020, they will have a number of goals in mind. For some, it will be about survival while others will [...]
Insurers lose out in key BI test case
The UK’s Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the Covid-19 business interruption (BI) insurance test case – The Financial Conduct Authority v [...]
Insurers need to keep weather eye on African elections
Insurers have been urged to keep an eye on upcoming elections across Africa this year, as governments face the fallout from Covid-19, the economic con [...]
AM Best gives thumbs up to three of Africa’s reinsurers
Ratings agency AM Best has endorsed the activities of three of the continent’s reinsurers in the past couple of weeks, providing a much-needed fillip [...]
A market of 1.2 billion potential customers: what’s not to like?
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which officially launched on 1 January, is the largest trading agreement in the world since the [...]
Jury still out on global reinsurance renewals
The insurance sector across Africa was watching the global markets closely as the 1 January reinsurance renewals approached and, despite the impact of [...]