Category: Sustainability
Can there be free trade in African insurance markets?
Developing local skills is one of the strong arguments for having local content requirements in African insurance markets, encouraging the local workf [...]
Africa Re files net profit of $23.7m for first half
The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has posted a net profit of $23.7m for the first six months of this year, 27% higher than the $18.7m re [...]
Innovative partnerships needed to tackle climate related disasters
The devastating crisis in Madagascar sounds a stark warning of the need to take urgent action for Africa according to Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Director [...]
New K&R product launched for Africa
African specialist underwriting agency, Neema Insurance Managing Agency (Neema), has launched a new kidnap and ransom (K&R) reinsurance product fo [...]
Global premiums set to double in next two decades
Global P&C premiums are expected to more than double to $4.3trn in 2040 from $1.8trn in 2020, as the P&C portfolio composition is expected to [...]
ESG product gold rush brings dangers of mis-selling scandals
In recent years the growth in products marketed on the basis of their strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials has exploded. More [...]
ATI backs major water project in Angola
The Africa trade credit insurer African Trade Insurance Agency has issued insurance support for Angola’s World Bank-guaranteed Water Supply Project (t [...]
AfCFTA represents a tremendous opportunity for African insurers
The African insurance sector is optimistic about the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) but wishes to see regulatory integra [...]
Climate adaptation urgently needed – and Africa must not be left out
Global leaders stressed the critical urgency of climate adaptation when they came together in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, at a meeting of the Friends [...]
African free-trade agreement will accelerate long-term growth and boost exports
The new African free-trade agreement has created opportunities for businesses but short-term challenges must be overcome, according to a new report by [...]