Category: Sustainability
Agents’ share in Uganda’s insurance premiums fall as other channels grow
The value of insurance premiums underwritten through agents is rising in Uganda, but the stake in the overall gross written premiums (GWPs) is declini [...]
Upcoming Dive In festival to cover record-breaking 48 countries
The annual Dive In festival, a premier international event that rallies for diversity and inclusion (D&I) within the insurance industry, scheduled [...]
VIDEO: Mikir Shah,of Africa Specialty Risks, discusses the huge value of greater equality
Mikir Shah,of Africa Specialty Risks, discusses the huge value of greater equality in the African insurance markets
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African banks aiming to boost infrastructure lending
In what could be a boost to infrastructure lending across the continent, two of Africa’s leading banks have announced new deals.
The news comes aft [...]
South Africa general insurance industry to surpass $11-billion in 2028, forecasts GlobalData
The South African general insurance industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8% from ZAR181.5-billion (US$9.8-billion) in [...]
Malawi receives US$11.2-million insurance payout after drought
The government of Malawi has received an insurance payout of US$11.2-million, to support the country’s recovery from a devastating drought arising fro [...]
Drought in southern Africa hits 68 million people, warns SADC
Insurers will be bracing themselves as southern African governments warned about 68 million people are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced dro [...]
Liberty, Sprout and Britam team up to launch coffee related parametric cover
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re) has announced a partnership with insurtech firm Sprout and diversified financial services firm Britam as the local [...]
Mpox declared international emergency as cases rise in Africa
The upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of [...]
VIDEO: Parametric insurance undergoing a sea change in relevance across Africa
As part of a round table organised by Africa Ahead and Mukfin, Lesley Ndlovu, CEO of Africa Risk Capacity Ltd., talks about the changing relevance of [...]