Category: Sustainability
Nigeria urges co-ordinated insurance solutions to strengthen West Africa’s climate risk resilience
Climate risk is a financial and developmental risk for insurers and governments alike and requires concerted effort in building resilience since it di [...]
Digital motor third-party stickers to curb fraud, boost compliance in Uganda
Uganda’s insurance industry is banking on newly introduced digital Motor Third-Party (MTP) stickers to reduce fraud, strengthen compliance and widen a [...]
Africa Re sees strong third-quarter growth in premium income, despite global uncertainty
Strong growth in premium income, solid investment returns and improved profitability, despite a backdrop of global economic uncertainty and large [...]
Systemic risk limited in life sector, finds IAIS
Systemic risk in the life insurance sector appears limited at the global aggregated level, according to a new paper from the International Association [...]
New low-carbon framework launched by Aon to drive renewable energy business
Aon has launched a low-carbon transition framework for insurers – a seven-step process aimed at driving (re)insurer engagement with the sustainable en [...]
Rates continue to soften in energy market, reports Willis
Insurance buyers remain in a strong position to optimise both cost and coverage as the market moves into 2026, according to a new review from Willis.
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Insurance gap continues to widen, warns IDF
The insurance gap across the world is continuing to widen, warns the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) in a critical new paper.
Increasing Insurabi [...]
Extreme weather events increasing risks for cities, farmers and infrastructure, COP30 hears
Cities, as well as strategic sectors such as agribusiness and infrastructure, are increasingly punished by the frequency and severity of extreme weath [...]
Insurers need to collaborate to plug the gap and build resilient communities, COP30 is told
As insurers headed to Belem for COP30, the Forum for Insurance Transition (FIT) issued a landmark COP30 Insurance Communiqué “Insuring the transition” [...]
VIDEO: Insurers need media to spread the word on the value of insurance
In launching the 2026 African Insurance Journalism of the Year Awards, Lawrence Nazare, managing director of Continental Re, talks to Juliette Foste [...]