Category: Sustainability
Warning on growing protection gap from GFIA report
There is urgent need for co-ordinated action to address growing gaps in insurance protection worldwide, the Global Federation of Insurance Association [...]
VIDEO: Treaty business growing from across the continent as renewals loom
In the second of our look at the forthcoming 1/1 reinsurance renewal system, Chrispin Onyancha, CEO and director at Kenbright Reinsurance Brokers, [...]
Geopolitical shifts demand greater attention from Africa’s underwriters
The convergence of geopolitics with traditional risk drivers is reshaping distribution and underwriting decisions across Africa, adding to the com [...]
Disaster preparedness rising to the fore as climate risks grow, reports Centre for Disaster Protection
Droughts, floods, storms, earthquakes and disease outbreaks are hitting more often and with greater force, warns the Centre for Disaster Protection (C [...]
Agricultural insurance in Burkina Faso demonstrates value of risk protection for farmers
Burkina Faso has been committed to promoting agricultural insurance since 2019. From three agricultural crops covered in three trial regions, today [...]
Zimbabwean regulator teams up with World Bank, FSD Africa to grow small business insurance
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) of Zimbabwe has signed a partnership with World Bank and FSD Africa to expand insurance access for small [...]
Uganda half-year premiums grow to US$302 million amid microinsurance momentum
Gross written premiums in Uganda’s insurance sector rose 8.8% in the first half of 2025 to exceed UGX1 trillion (US$287.2 million), fuelled by higher [...]
Insurers must create innovative solutions to handle growing cyber risks, warns IAM head
Cyber threats are reshaping across the continent, warns Vasish Ramkhalawon, secretary general of the Insurers Association of Mauritius.
He said tha [...]
S&P gives Guinea first rating of B+
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has assigned the Republic of Guinea an inaugural rating of “B+” with a “Stable” outlook. This decision r [...]
SanlamAllianz Re appoints Tobias Suek as new CEO
SanlamAllianz Re, the reinsurance arm of SanlamAllianz, has announced the appointment of Tobias Suek as its new chief executive officer effective 15 O [...]