Category: Sustainability
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions gets direct licence for South Africa
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has received a direct insurance authorisation from South Africa's joint regulators, the Prudential Authority and the Fina [...]
Informed consumer consent among top requirements for SA regulator
The South African regulator has made a series of recommendations to ensure informed consumer consent in terms of open finance.
Open finance is buil [...]
Terrorism: seven of ten highest-risk countries now in Africa
Seven of the world’s worst spots for terrorism are now in Africa, warns a new report from Verisk Maplecroft. Its latest Terrorism Intensity Index warn [...]
Nigerian government rules against insurance regulator’s moves to recapitalise sector
Nigeria's House of Representatives has ordered the National Insurance Commission (Naicom) to suspend the planned 31 December 2020 mandatory deadline f [...]
South Africa home to 220 active fintechs
An Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) study of the market has uncovered that there are 220 active and operational fintechs in South Africa [...]
Subdued recovery predicted for Africa in 2021
Investors, risk analysts and African governments have predicted a subdued recovery across Africa in 2021, with the possibility of countries not return [...]
VIDEO: Looking ahead to 2021
Lesley Ndlovu, chief executive officer of African Risk Capacity, looks ahead to 2021 and moving on in a post-pandemic world. He discusses the chal [...]
Regulators move in opposite directions on currency rules in southern Africa
Two regulators have moved in opposite directions in terms of freedom to use foreign currency. In South Africa, they are looking to tighten the rules, [...]
Courts taking no-nonsense approach to insurers’ social responsibilities
The High Court of South Africa: Western Cape Division has joined a long list of jurisdictions to remind insurers that they must live up to the environ [...]
Zep-Re invests in ACRE Africa to build bigger insurance pool for African agriculture
Making sure smallholder farmers in Africa get the right insurance solutions lies behind Zep-Re’s decision to buy a 56% stake in ACRE Africa, which dev [...]