Category: Sustainability
Extreme weather events increasing risks for cities, farmers and infrastructure, COP30 hears
Cities, as well as strategic sectors such as agribusiness and infrastructure, are increasingly punished by the frequency and severity of extreme weath [...]
Insurers need to collaborate to plug the gap and build resilient communities, COP30 is told
As insurers headed to Belem for COP30, the Forum for Insurance Transition (FIT) issued a landmark COP30 Insurance Communiqué “Insuring the transition” [...]
VIDEO: Insurers need media to spread the word on the value of insurance
In launching the 2026 African Insurance Journalism of the Year Awards, Lawrence Nazare, managing director of Continental Re, talks to Juliette Foste [...]
African CEOs double down on AI and talent investment as keys to resilience and growth
Cybersecurity, digital upskilling and artificial intelligence (AI) top African CEOs’ growth agendas as business leaders look to balance innovation wit [...]
Insurance steps into limelight at COP30
As COP30 got underway at Belém in Brazil, the insurance sector is stepping up as an enabler of blended finance schemes and as the mechanism through wh [...]
The awareness-uptake gap: What Uganda’s insurance sector must fix next
Uganda’s insurance uptake remains below 1%, despite numerous reports showing that most of the population is aware of the importance of insurance and h [...]
Examining South Africa’s G20 standing through the lens of Africa Financial Markets Index
As the countdown to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg enters its final two weeks, US President Donald Trump has again taken aim at the event’s h [...]
VIDEO: Journalism in a Changing World
Juliette Foster discusses the value of journalism and the crucial role the media plays in increasing understanding and awareness of insurance acro [...]
Largest inclusive insurance programme beginning to show signs of success, says UNDP
More than 250,000 people are benefiting from the world’s largest inclusive insurance programme since it launched in 2023.
The United Nations Develo [...]
International regulators highlight critical role of insurance in mitigating natcat impacts
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has stressed the critical role of insurance in mitigating these impacts while highlighti [...]