Category: Sustainability
Call for global development finance to work together to end poverty across Africa
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has called for global development finance institutions to work together to address poverty and develop [...]
Uganda’s insurance sector booms amid rising consumer confidence and digital growth
With only 5.2% of Ugandans currently having any form of insurance coverage, Uganda's insurance sector has plenty of opportunity for expansion, and sig [...]
Uganda insurance sector welcomes new entrants as market expands in 2025
Uganda's insurance sector is set to experience significant growth in 2025, with the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) granting licences to 143 play [...]
GFIA welcomes regulators’ responsible approach to AI
The Global Federation of Insurance Associations (GFIA) has welcomed the opportunity to respond to the International Association of Insurance Supervis [...]
Ethiopia signs MoU with ATIDI to support renewable energy projects
Ethiopia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATIDI), a pan-African multilateral trad [...]
VIDEO: NDSI looking to build distinct culture for African insurers
Philip Lopokoiyit, chair of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance, discusses the upcoming and inaugural NDSI summit in April and the re [...]
Africa insurers must balance between underwriting performance and investment returns
Insurance firms operating in Africa can sustain profitability through sound investments amid a turbulent underwriting market that is increasingly [...]
Risk pooling could enhance market stability and insurance availability
Africa has been home to a series of insurance pools through the years, most notably the oil and energy pool launched in 1989, but also pools such as S [...]
Funeral assurance and group life top revenue drivers in Zimbabwe’s life insurance
Funeral assurance and group life assurance emerged the primary revenue drivers for the life sector in Zimbabwe, according to the Insurance and Pension [...]
Regulator, insurers back enforcement of Nigeria’s compulsory third-party covers
The start of enforcement of compulsory third-party motor insurance on Nigerian roads from 1 February 2025 has received backing from insurance regulato [...]