Category: Governance
Insurers must innovate to build resilience
A new blog from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has found there are growing efforts within the insurance and banking sectors to revie [...]
Funding row highlights African dependence on aid and need for insurance solutions
Insurance is often described as the gateway to economic growth and, in Africa, a way out of dependence on international aid. This week, highlighting s [...]
Kenya set to resume payments to ARC
The Kenyan government is reported to be planning to resume its insurance cover with Africa Risk Capacity (ARC).
The move comes as the country faces [...]
Top trends that will shape the insurance sector in the next decade
Across the globe, trends in technology, economics and socioeconomics are culminating to disrupt the way entire industries operate and deliver products [...]
IMF suggests three-pronged approach to resilience
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has outlined a three-pronged approach to disaster resilience, consistent with maintaining fiscal sustainability. [...]
AfDB suggests African states that invest in infrastructure and education will be most resilient
The African Development Bank (AfDB) warns there is an urgent need for capacity building and suggests that states invest more in education and infrastr [...]
VIDEO: WEF High-Level Panel on Africa
Speakers: H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Børge Brende, Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. [...]
Nigerian regulator delays recapitalisation deadline
Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has extended the insurance sector's recapitalisation deadline by six months to 31 December 2020.
I [...]
Business interruption still keeps business leaders awake at night
Business interruption risks and supply chain resilience top the risk list for African CEOs and senior business leaders, according to the annual survey [...]
Insurers must consider ESG to gain improved ratings
Insurers must increasingly factor ESG ratings into their investment approach, the approach of their own investors and into underwriting, as regulators [...]