Category: Governance
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 [...]
Insurers continue to battle Covid-19 fallout
Insurers across the continent are finding ways to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic’s shock to the economic system and to the insurance supply chain.
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New style of leadership required post-pandemic
A new style of leadership will have to emerge post-pandemic if business are to build resilience and survive in the changing environment.
Speaking a [...]
South Africa’s insurers have to adapt to survive
The Covid-19 pandemic and its resulting economic crisis are hitting the insurance industry in South Africa hard.
Now, in a new report on the state [...]
Santam must pay BI claims, rules court
A South African court has ruled that the country’s largest non-life insurer Santam must pay contingent business interruption (CBI) claims following th [...]
Four pillars define business continuity and sustainability
Four pillars define sustainable business continuity – process, procedure, decision making, and activities – according to Mark Walker, associate vice-p [...]
The sixth C – conscience is gnawing at modern-day capital allocation debates
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a hot topic within the institutional investment space.
“ESG has risen to prominence [...]
ESG underwriting – it’s an African conversation
Despite a difficult year, Africa’s financial services sector is making strides in getting its own environment, social governance (ESG) framework – one [...]