Category: Sustainability
Field building allows investors to shape companies as they want, suggests Rotterdam School of Management study
Amid rising scepticism about the impact of sustainable investing, new research from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) showcases that traditional st [...]
ATIDI, Kenya sign MOU to advance renewable energy projects
The government of Kenya and ATIDI, the African Trade Insurance Agency, have signed a Regional Liquidity Support Facility Memorandum of U [...]
ASR forms new parametric reinsurance partnership to boost African cover
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has formed a landmark parametric reinsurance partnership with a leading European reinsurer, to increase its coverage for [...]
More innovation needed if insurers are to maximise opportunities from technology, suggests Democrance
The current state of insurance distribution in emerging markets showcases a mix of traditional agents, brokers and direct sales channels.
But, acco [...]
AM Best confident of insurance continuity after countries leave ECOWAS
The potential withdrawal of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States is the latest sign of political turmoil in [...]
East Africa set to be badly impacted by Red Sea attacks, warns UNCTAD
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released “Navigating Troubled Waters. The Impact to Global Trade of Disruption of Shipping Rou [...]
Endless droughts highlight the acute risks due to climate change in east Africa
In the last couple of years, eastern Africa has provided a very clear illustration of the impact of severe droughts in economic, political and humanit [...]
Africa: home to 11 of the fastest-growing economies globally for 2024, says AfDB
Africa will account for 11 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) said in its latest Macroecon [...]
VIDEO: Airing industry topics key to building resilience
Davis Iyasere, secretary-general of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), talks about WAICA’s upcoming conference and the impo [...]
Marine market in disarray but insurers stepping up
With both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal disrupted – one by drought and the other by terror attacks, insurers are stepping up with extensions and [...]