Category: Sustainability
German government pledges €18m to subsidise the cost of disaster risk insurance
The German government has promised €18m to subsidise the cost of disaster risk insurance for qualifying African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group member state [...]
Insurance media awards open for seventh year
Continental Reinsurance this week opened submissions for the 2022 pan-African (re)insurance journalism awards. Business reporters across the African c [...]
Africa Green Finance Coalition launched at COP26
FSD Africa has welcomed the Africa Green Finance Coalition, launched at the COP26 World Leaders Summit with the aim of closing the continent’s green f [...]
Pooling our risks: time to get our feet wet?
The ever-growing, ever-present threat of climate-related disasters seems to be approaching rapidly with no caution, faster than ever before. Once disa [...]
North African climate risk high on the agenda at Sharm el-Sheikh Rendezvous
At the first physical gathering of north Africa and the Middle East’s insurance industry since the start of the pandemic, insurers and regulators warn [...]
Digitalisation, professionalism and trust are standout features of sustainable insurance
Banks, insurers and insurance brokers that incorporate digitalisation, professionalism and trust into their operating models will dominate the Africa [...]
Flood risk rising across Africa – insurers need to measure up
Climate change is a hot topic at the moment, with global leaders descending on Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss climate-related matters at COP26, the 202 [...]
Kenya’s insurers see hyper-personalised covers as a way to sustain growth
Kenya’s insurers are betting on hyper-personalised policies as the way to sustain current customers and win over the younger population, given that th [...]
Climate change and net-zero emissions in the spotlight at COP26
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) got off to a rocky start following mixed messages from preliminary discussions at the G20 Summit [...]
Underwriting facility set to energise geothermal development in Kenya and Ethiopia
FSD Africa, in partnership with Parhelion, a UK-based specialist energy and climate risk finance advisory company, is planning to launch a first-of-it [...]