Category: Sustainability
Insurance regulators act in the face of Covid-19
As Nigeria extends its lockdown for another two weeks and governments across Africa race to stop the Covid-19 virus taking hold in their communities, [...]
Swiss Re and AfDB launch funds to battle Covid-19
Swiss Re Group is to donate CHF5m to support people and communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic around the world. Through the Swiss Re Foundatio [...]
Stark warning about cyberattacks on home workers
Insurers across the continent should step up their cybersecurity throughout the Covid-19 crisis, as more staff work from home or use remote IT systems [...]
‘Databerg’ could sink organisations unless they prepare
South African organisations are struggling more than ever before to manage their data, with almost half (49%) of enterprise data now considered ‘dark’ [...]
Business unusual – the world post-Covid-19
Like every other pandemic that the world has experienced in the past, coronavirus will eventually come to an end. It will be defeated and life return [...]
VIDEO: Why the Covid-19 pandemic offers the industry a unique opportunity to demonstrate its value
Dr Femi Oyetunji, group managing director and CEO of Continental Re, offers reassurance to insureds that claims will be paid in as timely a fashi [...]
VIDEO: How re/insurance companies should respond to the Covid-19 crisis in Africa
The insurance industry needs to address the Covid-19 pandemic as a group and deliver what it has promised to insureds. It will be a milestone fo [...]
VIDEO: Covid-19 BCM thinktank outcomes
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa executive committee has highlighted many risks and opportunities associated with the Covid-19 pandem [...]
Insurers react as Covid-19 spreads across Africa
The African Insurance Organisation (AIO) is among the insurance organisations leading the way in the fight against Covid-19.
It has adopted a serie [...]
Ratings agency warns Covid-19 will hit emerging markets hardest
S&P Global Ratings has warned emerging markets will be under severe pressure from the Covid-19 crisis, citing South Africa among the worst affecte [...]