Category: Sustainability
Shipping insurance giant Gard launches first sustainability report
Marine insurer Gard has launched its first sustainability report as part of its commitment to the UN Global Compact, outlining its ambitions for susta [...]
More than three quarters of CEOs not ready for climate change, survey warns
Although the Covid-19 pandemic is dominating the world’s attention, climate risk is simmering in the background, with more than three in four (77%) CE [...]
How to get back to work post Covid-19?
As lockdowns begin to ease across Africa, the question for many employers, including insurers, is how to get back to work without posing any risk to t [...]
Multinational reinsurer fully engaged under South Africa’s ‘work from home’ dynamic
Munich Re of Africa (MRoA) is one of many insurers and reinsurers that entered South Africa’s national lockdown with a sense of trepidation, but has s [...]
Fitch moves sub-Saharan Africa countries to negative watch as Covid-19 hits
The coronavirus pandemic and the oil price shock it triggered have had a severe impact on sovereigns in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which led to ratings [...]
Locusts a real threat to east African economies, warns Fitch
The ongoing desert locust invasion represents significant downside risk to east Africa's macroeconomic stability, Fitch Ratings has warned.
While i [...]
Solution to aid premium payments for Kenyans
As Covid-19 unfolds, increasing numbers of insurers are worrying about cashflow as premium income dries up. Some are reporting that clients are simply [...]
ARC has new group director general
The Conference of Parties (CoP) of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) has elected Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, of the Republic of Senegal, as the new ARC group [...]
Insurance has key role as Covid-19 brings food security to top of threat list across Africa
Food security in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat, according to the latest Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Outlook from the International Monetary Fund [...]
UN PSI stresses benefits for insurers adopting ESG principles with new guide
The UN Principles of Sustainable Development (UN PSI) team has launched an updated guide on how insurers can improve their ESG agenda.
The UN PSI s [...]