Category: Sustainability
ARC pays out almost US$750,000 to Ivory Coast after drought
African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC) has handed a cheque for almost FCFA443,000,000 (equivalent of US$738,539) to the Ivory Coast government to provi [...]
Private investment key to success in Cabo Verde
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors discussed a Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Cabo Verde for the period 2020-2025, laying ou [...]
Video: A definition of sustainable insurers
Elias Omondi, an actuary at Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority, provides the regulator’s definition of sustainable insurance [...]
Insurance key as African Risk Capacity and UN sign deal to boost financial tools
Insurance will lie at the heart of a new deal between the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNC [...]
Africa set to build resilience through takaful insurance
Takaful insurance is set to play an even bigger role in building African insurance markets and increasing resilience, while reducing the protection ga [...]
More opportunities for insurers as investment into Africa continues
The Lord Mayor of London has promised a £10m boost for fintech startups across Africa, through the UK Department for International Development and the [...]
Zimbabwe hosting two major sustainability events next year
Zimbabwe has confirmed that it will host the sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), which will be held at Victoria Falls on 2 [...]
African insurers to expect greater scrutiny from UK investors
African businesses, including insurers, can expect UK investors to step up scrutiny of investments, as regulations related to climate change tighten. [...]
Boosts for agriculture insurance across Africa
Continental Reinsurance and Blue Marble Microinsurance have both announced new products for the agriculture insurance sector, as credit insurer Coface [...]
Implications of exploitation analysed
Global insurer Allianz has warned of the dangers of becoming linked to human exploitation through supply chains. In its Kink in the Chain report, it s [...]