Category: Governance
Regulators move in opposite directions on currency rules in southern Africa
Two regulators have moved in opposite directions in terms of freedom to use foreign currency. In South Africa, they are looking to tighten the rules, [...]
Courts taking no-nonsense approach to insurers’ social responsibilities
The High Court of South Africa: Western Cape Division has joined a long list of jurisdictions to remind insurers that they must live up to the environ [...]
Africa Re profit drops just 5.4% in Covid-19 impacted quarter
African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) posted a premium income of US$583.68 million at the end of the third quarter of 2020, a decline of 5.41%. [...]
Opinion: Moving to digital signatures
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but in an ever-growing digital world, this small but mighty weapon may well be on its way to extinction. Signi [...]
New opportunity to check out future customers
Knowing your customers – and them knowing you – is a key component of building trust and resilience in commercial deals across Africa. But access to i [...]
New CEO in post at ATI
Manuel Moses has formally assumed office as the fourth chief executive officer (CEO) of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), with resilience and [...]
Employee errors generating more cyber claims
External attacks on companies result in the most expensive cyber insurance losses but it is employee mistakes and technical problems that are the most [...]
Opinion: Ghana’s financial sector in crisis
Ghana’s financial sector is in crisis. A crisis occasioned by the collapse of more than 300 financial institutions; and which has affected every divis [...]
How to change your strategy in a post-Covid world
Insurance expert James Norman discusses how to change strategy, particularly in the middle of a pandemic and global economic crisis.
A challenge fo [...]
African insurers expecting further uncertainty
Remaining resilient and able to sustain Africa’s insurance markets has been an exceptional challenge in the Covid-19 environment, according to reinsur [...]