Category: Social
UNDP unveils initiative to scale inclusive insurance solutions in more than 30 countries
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a platform to bring together insurance innovators to support, strengthen and scale inclus [...]
Santam plans Lloyd’s syndicate with ambitious growth promised
South Africa’s largest short-term insurer, Santam, has been granted in principle approval by Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate based in London.
The gro [...]
Nigeria’s pandemic-sparked tech revolution in insurance lives on
The Covid-19 pandemic was a global health issue that affected virtually the entire world, with dire consequences on businesses around the globe.
Th [...]
Africa’s extractive boom offers major opportunity for local insurers, suggests head of Ivory Coast risk managers’ body
In this interview, Sandé Fatola, President of the Ivorian Risk Management and Business Insurance Network (RIMRAE), discusses the various risks ass [...]
Insurance particularly vulnerable to AI threats, claims new research
New research suggests financial services and insurance companies are at particular risk from artificial intelligence (AI) after finding that almost al [...]
ATIDI guarantee backs lending consortium for Rwanda’s new international airport
Credit insurer ATIDI has approved a US$84 million counter-guarantee to support three local Rwandan banks and one regional bank in issuing bonds an [...]
Africa set for growth as UK businesses look for new opportunities
UK business leaders are increasingly looking to Africa as a key market for long-term growth, driven by structural reforms, demographic momentum and ra [...]
Uganda’s insurers urged to increase focus on agents to boost penetration
Ugandan insurers have been urged to capitalise on insurance agents who now contribute over 60% of life insurance premiums to grow penetration in the E [...]
Ivory Coast: Insurance mediation as a solution to the trust deficit between policyholders and insurers
The Association des Sociétés d'Assurances de Côte d'Ivoire (ASA-CI) has set up an independent institution, insurance mediation, to speed up the se [...]
Maiden Nigerian insurance week pushes for reforms, sustained awareness
Nigeria’s first-ever Insurance Week called for regulatory reforms and sustained public awareness as part of the latest push to boost insurance penetra [...]