Category: Sustainability
AM Best gives thumbs up to three of Africa’s reinsurers
Ratings agency AM Best has endorsed the activities of three of the continent’s reinsurers in the past couple of weeks, providing a much-needed fillip [...]
VIDEO: African insurance markets set for post-Covid-19 growth
Thomas Wiechers, assistant director – insurance at FSD Africa, discusses the year ahead and why he believes the African insurance market has prove [...]
A market of 1.2 billion potential customers: what’s not to like?
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which officially launched on 1 January, is the largest trading agreement in the world since the [...]
Jury still out on global reinsurance renewals
The insurance sector across Africa was watching the global markets closely as the 1 January reinsurance renewals approached and, despite the impact of [...]
Insurers warned deep-fake losses could be major
The use of deep-fake video and audio technologies could become a major cyber threat to businesses within the next two years, cyber analytics specialis [...]
AM Best affirms Africa Re’s financial strength rating of A (Excellent)
The financial strength rating of the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has been re-affirmed at A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit [...]
AM Best affirms Ghana Re rating
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B (fair) and the long-term issuer credit rating of bb of Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (Ghan [...]
Ugandan insurance regulator approves 128 insurers to operate in 2021
The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) has authorised 128 insurance players, including nine life insurers, 21 non-life insurers, two reins [...]
Africa launches largest regional trading bloc in the world – insurers have golden opportunity
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which officially launched on 1 January, is the largest trading agreement in the world since the [...]
Agritask data used by insurer in an example for Africa
Mapfre Colombia has selected the Agritask platform to empower its crop-insurance business with data-driven analytics and digital claim management tool [...]