Category: Social
Winners for 11th Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards named
Continental Reinsurance has unveiled the winners of the 11th edition of the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards. The winners were selected from [...]
Zimbabwe’s artisanal miners present untapped insurance opportunity
Zimbabwe’s insurers have a chance to develop innovative products and collaborate with the government to deliver targeted cover for the fast-growing ar [...]
Index insurance emerges as lifeline for Uganda’s farmers amid rising climate shocks
For over two decades, Robert Baguma, a farmer in Uganda’s Kigorobya sub-county, tilled his land with determination. However, returns rarely matched hi [...]
Sasria relaunches cover for riots and terrorism for South African businesses
South Africa’s only special risk insurer, Sasria SOC, has relaunched its wrap cover, restoring a critical layer of insurance capacity for large corpor [...]
Insurers must have support if they are to close the protection gap, finds IDF
Increasing insurability is a necessary condition for closing protection gaps—but it is not sufficient on its own, agreed delegates at a forum convened [...]
Cyber risks increasing alongside geopolitical tensions, warns Geneva Association
As geopolitical tensions intensify and digital interdependence deepens, cyber incidents are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and costly, with med [...]
Africa’s sustainable finance challenge is moving beyond risk to impact
Allocators of capital that wish to stand out in today’s competitive global finance and investment landscape must find ways to create impact in add [...]
CIMA region: the need to reform claims settlement to improve insurance penetration
In the CIMA region, late claims settlement – or even non-payment – is one of the main factors that has a lasting impact on public confidence in in [...]
Move innovations beyond boardrooms to deliver impact for policyholders, Uganda’s insurers urged
Uganda’s insurance sector players have been urged to move beyond boardroom concepts and pilot projects and transform innovations into practical, acces [...]
Insurers lead the way in South African impact awards
Insurers featured highly as winners of the inaugural Alexforbes Paragon Impact Awards. The awards recognise JSE Top 100 listed companies demonstrating [...]