Category: Sustainability
VIDEO: Fears of Super El Niño encouraging risk management
Philip Lokopoiyit, CEO of ICEALion Group, talks to Liz Booth about the risks of flooding in Kenya and the wider fears of a super El Niño [...]
Insurers challenged to move beyond paying losses to closing Africa’s resilience financing gap
Africa’s insurers and reinsurers can do way more than protect policyholders’ assets and turnovers from perils. They also have the opportunity to i [...]
Zimbabwe’s cover decline highlights need for more flexible insurance products
Zimbabwe’s insurance market could unlock wider and more sustainable coverage by offering products that better reflect customers’ cash flows on the bac [...]
Kenya’s medical insurers rethink portfolios as they pursue sustainable underwriting
Kenya’s medical insurers are putting quality ahead of quantity as they reshape portfolios to support more sustainable covers by either exiting persist [...]
Nigeria’s recapitalisation of insurers raises stakes for regulatory consistency
When the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA 2025) was signed into law on 31 July 2025, it signalled a bold new chapter in the insurance sect [...]
Continental Re expands with new Rwanda office
Continental Reinsurance is to open an office in Rwanda after being granted a licence by the National Bank of Rwanda to establish a representative offi [...]
Life covers gain momentum as Kenyans prioritise long-term security
A growing focus on long-term financial security is reshaping Kenya’s insurance market, with life cover increasingly driving premium growth.
The cou [...]
Aviation insurers facing new challenges as market shifts, says WTW
Aviation insurers are increasingly managing the tension between protecting short-term income and maintaining long-term profitability, according to a n [...]
Africa Re grows insurance revenue by 8.5% and delivers a net profit of US$96.7 million in the first half of 2026
The African Reinsurance Corporation has delivered a robust operating performance in the first half of 2026, with insurance service reven [...]
Innovative financing holds key to Uganda’s national health insurance dream amid sustainability fears
For more than two decades, Uganda’s ambition to establish a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has remained one of the country’s most anticipated [...]