Category: Sustainability
Ensuring the future: Delivering professionalism and building capital
Today, Kenya’s College of Insurance and Africa Ahead are proud to publish a new report as the College enters a new phase of growth, building on a deca [...]
Heatwaves across global north trigger growing concern about climate change impact in Africa
As much of the more developed world suffers heatwaves, there is growing realisation about the likely impact of climate change.
New report from Reut [...]
Kenyan government warns of major threat to lives and businesses from impending El Niño weather event
The Kenyan government has warned that the country may experience above-normal rainfall starting from October this year as a strong El Niño event devel [...]
Continental Re formally lists on Botswana Stock Exchange
Continental Reinsurance Holdings Limited has opened its public offer on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), marking the beginning of Botswana's first p [...]
Low natural catastrophes help Munich Re to higher first half profits
Low numbers of natural catastrophes have helped Munich Re generate a net result of €2,211m (2,085m) in the second quarter of 2026 and €3,925m (3,178m) [...]
Embedding risk management key to development planning, suggests IDF
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) will look to embed risk management earlier in development planning and investment decisions to help build resili [...]
Rising cyber fraud drives SMEs to embrace insurance
For many small business owners in Lagos, the greatest threat to survival was no longer rising rents or inflation, but a fraudulent WhatsApp message, a [...]
VIDEO: Building a picture of microinsurance vital to grow sector
Matthew Genazzini, executive director of the Microinsurance Network, discusses their important landscape report and why continuous monit [...]
Kenya’s microinsurance drive reflects Africa’s push to close protection gap
Kenya’s insurance sector is increasingly turning its attention to the informal economy and underserved small businesses, signalling a shift across [...]
Mobile money seen anchoring Uganda’s bid for inclusive insurance
Uganda’s insurance industry is increasingly embracing mobile-first distribution channels in a renewed push to lift insurance penetration from the curr [...]