Category: Sustainability
Africa may take seven years to recover from Covid-19
Africa faces at least six or seven years of recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, warned an analyst, who also believes service industries pla [...]
Nigeria President Buhari puts weight behind insurance industry and its role in rebuilding Africa post-Covid
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the African insurance industry to play its part in rebuilding the continent’s economy post-Covid.
Sp [...]
VIDEO: What makes agreeing a placement harder?
In a recent roundtable, hosted by Afro Asian Insurance Services, a panel of leading African insurers and reinsurers debated whether it was the cost of [...]
Marine insurers bouncing back
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has reported positive market development from most insurance lines except P&I, and from most ge [...]
Global premiums set to double in next two decades
Global P&C premiums are expected to more than double to US$4.3 trillion in 2040 from US$1.8 trillion in 2020, as the P&C portfolio composition [...]
Equity names new non-executive director
Equity Group has appointed John Mushosho as a non-executive director to its board following the retirement of Christopher Newson.
The group said Mr [...]
Ploughing into agriculture insurance
The need for innovation has never been greater as Africa emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, governments look to recovery and as insurers hope to reco [...]
AM Best says global reinsurance market stable
AM Best’s outlook on the global reinsurance segment remains at stable, as improved pricing trends for most business lines are offsetting growing claim [...]
Terashni Pillay named as new Swiss Re Corporate Solutions South African head
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Terashni Pillay as chief executive officer South Africa, effective 1 November.
Ms Pillay will be respons [...]
New insurtech solution launched to support Kenya’s livestock industry
Micro Insurance Company (MIC) and Lofte Kesho are partnering to offer digital solutions to livestock farmers to improve their economic wellbeing.
M [...]