Category: Sustainability
VIDEO: An effective BCM plan activated efficiently by IRMSA
In this video, Christopher Palm, chief risk adviser at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), takes you through the BCM process fo [...]
Africa needs to prepare for global slowdown, warn experts
The slowdown of manufacturing in China due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is disrupting world trade and could result in a $50bn decrease in ex [...]
Africa has more to learn from Mozambique cyclones, finds global insurer
A global insurer has produced a report showing southern Africa has made progress in resilience building in recent years and, to further strengthen the [...]
Making the most of insurtech presents massive opportunity for insurers
Not only does making better use of technology give insurers a massive commercial opportunity, it also presents an unprecedented opportunity for their [...]
Broker merger could narrow options for insurers and insureds
As Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) announce merger plans, hot on the heels of last year’s merger between Marsh and JLT, insurers across Africa will [...]
African investment opportunities ahead?
More finance has been made available to a number of African countries in the past few weeks, creating more opportunities for insurers to develop new s [...]
VIDEO: Ndlovu Youth Choir – We’ve Got This (Fight against Covid-19)
Amid the doom and gloom of the coronavirus (Covid-19), myths and misunderstandings are circulating across the continent. Here, the Ndlovu Youth Ch [...]
Test for insurer resilience as coronavirus reaches Africa
An Italian man has been identified as the first sufferer of coronavirus (Covid-19) in sub-Saharan Africa, just as the continent’s insurers face up to [...]
Private sector key to delivering sustainable development goals
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a new memorandum of understanding to lever [...]
Insurers urged to consider climate change in all transactions
The UN’s COP26 agenda has been launched with a call for all private financial entities, including insurers, to take climate change into account to sup [...]