Category: Sustainability
Cornerstone and NEM to offer social welfare cover to Nigerians
Cornerstone Insurance and NEM Insurance have agreed to provide a group personal accident social welfare scheme known as ‘Eagle Social Welfare Scheme’ [...]
Burkino Faso signs participation agreement with ATI
The government of Burkina Faso has signed a Participation Agreement with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a condition precedent to the disbur [...]
Nat cat insured losses rise globally in 2021
Extreme weather events in 2021, including a deep winter freeze, floods, severe thunderstorms, heatwaves and a major hurricane, resulted in annual insu [...]
Ecobank links with insurers to serve SME customers
Ecobank Group’s commercial banking business has partnered with Old Mutual, Allianz, SUNU, Sanlam and NSIA, to offer a range of bancassurance solutions [...]
Africa’s CEOs believe AfCFTA set for major positive impact
Africa’s CEOs firmly believe that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to have a hugely positive impact on the region’s econom [...]
ATI backs solar plant in Malawi
In line with its strategy to address the gap in Africa’s renewable energy sector, the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has supported the financing [...]
ESG guidelines reinforce Kenya insurers’ sustainability focus
Kenya’s securities exchange has given listed firms a year to start environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, with insurers having the uppe [...]
Inspecting risks set to improve returns, as system goes digital
One day, people will not believe we used to insure risks without inspecting them first. That is the view of Virtual i Technologies.
The company has [...]
ARC pays out $350,000 to Madagascar farmers in trial project
Africa Risk Capacity Limited (ARC) recently paid out $350,000 to farmers in a corner of Madagascar after a drought, proving the value of [...]
Organisations globally signing up to UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance
From just a small group in 2012, 200 organisations have now joined the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).
As 20 [...]