Category: Sustainability
New alliance on climate change
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is encouraging insurers to become part of a new African Financial Alliance on Climate Change.
Speaking at the r [...]
Funding rolls in for agricultural and energy projects
Increasing numbers of investors are supporting agricultural and renewable energy projects across Africa – all of which need insurance coverage. Among [...]
Wildfires highlight need to put Africa on world map
Three times the numbers of fires are burning in Angola than in Brazil, yet the world’s media is focused on the South American country. The wildfires i [...]
Insurers could benefit – if only they would share
Insurers across Africa are being urged to share the science and information that would enable the wider markets to benefit and grow. Paul Griessel, CE [...]
VIDEO: How to boost the agricultural insurance market across Africa
Ofir Ardon, CEO of agri-technology company Agritask, discusses the lessons learned in Latin America that can help boost the agricultural [...]
Have your say
Make sure you have your say in developing new sustainable insurance guidance for the industry. There’s just one month to go before the UN closes its c [...]
Need to build resilience in agriculture
Agricultural insurance is already in the spotlight as African governments try to boost food production.
However, there is a new urgency and a call [...]
New climate change insurance scheme launched for west Africa
Humanitarian agencies have launched innovative climate risk insurance policies to protect up to 1.3 million people in west Africa from catastrophic dr [...]
VIDEO: Cassim Hansa of Continental Re asks – why is the PSI initiative so important?
Why is the PSI initiative so important? Click above for an interview with Cassim Hansa of Continental Re. [...]
Insurance industry set to meet at Vic Falls for next PSI summit
The third UN Environment Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) market event is to be held at a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Victoria Falls in Zimb [...]