Category: Sustainability
Vulnerable 20 launch sustainable insurance facility
The Vulnerable Twenty group of finance ministers (V20) has launched the V20 Sustainable Insurance Facility (SIF).
The V20 is comprised of 55 climat [...]
Brokerslink adds Africa Brokers’ Company from Benin as new affiliate
Benin-based Africa Brokers’ Company has joined broking group Brokerslink. Africa Brokers’ Company is an independent insurance broker based in Cotonou. [...]
Just transition – not as simple as climate activists claim
As the curtains draw on the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, there are growing concerns over the capacity of individual country markets to a [...]
Partnerships central to Africa’s adaptation and resilience response
Partnerships between governments, institutions and the private sector will prove crucial in formulating Africa’s adaptation and resilience response to [...]
Comparing nat cat solutions and schemes worldwide: the African picture
Insurers around the world play a key role providing coverage for losses caused by natural hazards and advising policymakers in the design of disaster [...]
The ‘yam’ phone: putting the brakes on insurance penetration in Africa
Poor consumer tech literacy, low technology penetration and low disposable incomes are three challenges facing insurance brokers, insurers and reinsur [...]
Banking regulator rallies Kenya’s financial sector into sustainability strategies
Kenya’s banking regulator has directed lenders to include climate risk management in their business models, in a move that is likely to spread to othe [...]
Africa’s financial sector must be fit enough to cope with climate transition
Getting Africa’s financial sector ready to cope with climate risk is vital for a smooth transition to net-zero emissions and resilience, according to [...]
VIDEO: Navigating the transition to digital
At a recent roundtable hosted by Africa Ahead and supported by Virtual-i, delegates discussed whether or not Africa’s insurance industry is ready to m [...]
Allianz launches technology services to add value for clients
Insurance and asset manager Allianz has launched its Allianz Technology Activities (AZTA) in Africa to provide IT services exclusively to Allianz Afri [...]