Category: Sustainability
An abundance of uncertainities facing insurers, warns Munich Re
At present, the market environment is facing an abundance of uncertainties: the consequences of climate change, geopolitical tensions and rapid techno [...]
Reinsurance capital hitting record levels, says Aon
Global reinsurance capital has reached a record US$800 billion, leading Aon to suggest the market will become “more flexible” in 2027.
The views fr [...]
Santam Ltd enjoys 6% growth in net earned premium in half year results
Santam Limited, South Africa’s largest general (property and casualty) insurer and the parent company of Santam Syndicate 1918, has recorded a solid p [...]
Reinsurance: a buyers market, says Marsh Re
Insureds will find plenty of capacity as the market heads towards the January 1 reinsurance renewals, according to Marsh Re (the newly renamed Guy Car [...]
VIDEO: Fears of Super El Niño encouraging risk management
Philip Lokopoiyit, CEO of ICEALion Group, talks to Liz Booth about the risks of flooding in Kenya and the wider fears of a super El Niño [...]
Insurers challenged to move beyond paying losses to closing Africa’s resilience financing gap
Africa’s insurers and reinsurers can do way more than protect policyholders’ assets and turnovers from perils. They also have the opportunity to i [...]
Zimbabwe’s cover decline highlights need for more flexible insurance products
Zimbabwe’s insurance market could unlock wider and more sustainable coverage by offering products that better reflect customers’ cash flows on the bac [...]
Kenya’s medical insurers rethink portfolios as they pursue sustainable underwriting
Kenya’s medical insurers are putting quality ahead of quantity as they reshape portfolios to support more sustainable covers by either exiting persist [...]
Nigeria’s recapitalisation of insurers raises stakes for regulatory consistency
When the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA 2025) was signed into law on 31 July 2025, it signalled a bold new chapter in the insurance sect [...]
Continental Re expands with new Rwanda office
Continental Reinsurance is to open an office in Rwanda after being granted a licence by the National Bank of Rwanda to establish a representative offi [...]