Category: Governance
Financial criminals making the most of Covid-19
Financial crime has exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies and organisations globally have reported up to a 6000% increase in the number of [...]
Cargo insurers need to keep pace with changing technology
Cargo insurers need to keep pace with changes in technology, or else run the risk of losing business.
Building resilience through technology will b [...]
Profits rise at Continental Re as it braces for Covid-19 impact
Continental Re has reported, as at half-year 2020, strong growth across all key metrics and is cautiously optimistic as the continent emerges from the [...]
Emerging markets face increased risk of financial exclusion
Recent years have seen large scale de-risking and financial exclusion happening in developing countries, particularly those countries that most need c [...]
Fitch launches ESG dashboard for financial institutions
Fitch Ratings has launched an interactive ESG dashboard for financial institutions; a tool that shows the distribution of Fitch's ESG Relevance Scores [...]
Diong takes over at ARC
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong has taken over leadership of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, following his unanimous election by the ARC Conference of Pa [...]
Silver linings: Covid-19 speeds up digitalisation
While the Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the resilience of the insurance industry across Africa, one positive to come out of the crisis ha [...]
Warning on sustainable investments
Asset owners, including insurers, looking to prioritise sustainability should ensure their investments are not supporting asset management firms that [...]
Political risk insurers warned that risks are on the rise
Political risk insurers may face increasing challenges in the months ahead as claims rise at a time when incomes are down, increasing the sustainabili [...]
Tough competition is threatening African insurers’ sustainability
Players in the insurance sector have been urged to rethink their predatory pricing strategies as they are hampering the growth of the insurance sector [...]