Category: Sustainability
Protecting farmers and enabling sustainable growth key for Africa’s food security
Food is the most basic of needs. It decides not just the health of individuals but also the health of communities which affects the health of our econ [...]
New insurance law approved by Egyptian Senate
Following more than a month of debates, Egypt's Senate has approved a new government-drafted unified insurance law, which one MP described as necessar [...]
Lloyd’s targeted by climate activists in bid to stop insurance of fossil fuel projects
More than 60 people from Extinction Rebellion have blocked the entrances at Lloyd's of London headquarters, preventing staff from entering the buildin [...]
VIDEO: Who is who? Ep 7 – Conversation with Alice Shumba, Executive Director at FBC Reinsurance
In this week's episode, Simba Mukonzo, CEO of Mukfin Financial Services, interviews Alice Shumba, the Executive Director at FBC Reinsurance Zimbab [...]
African underwriters cannot afford to steer clear of region’s mega oil project
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Nigerian regulator close to launching risk-based capital roadmap
The rising tide of bankruptcies and underperformance by insurance firms in Africa gave rise to the concept of risk-based capital model, through which [...]
Solvency regulation keeps SA life insurers on a sustainable path
South Africa’s comprehensive Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) regime, which carries through in the Prudential Standards for Financial Institut [...]
Finance sector must go green to overcome climate gaps
Green banks have a critical role to play in overcoming climate finance gaps, participants in a recent African Development Bank event agreed.
Organi [...]
SA bond market has a role to play in sustainable asset allocation
Asset managers and other financial institutions are increasingly turning to the South African bond market to improve their environmental, social and g [...]
Seven risk drivers in the tech and telecoms sector
Risks are interrelated and aggregated in the modern networked world:
Cybercrime threatens to outpace society’s ability to manage and respond to i [...]