Category: Social
World Bank-backed satellite cover showcases climate risk transfer with record payouts in a week
When the October-December rains failed across the Horn of Africa, 71,290 pastoralist families didn't have to wait. By the time governments gathered to [...]
Mixed bag for insurers as Uganda tables tax amendments
Uganda’s proposed tax amendments for the financial year 2026-2027 are drawing mixed reactions, with players in the insurance sector warning that some [...]
Kenyan insurance market among those poised to benefit from Gulf disruption, says Oxford Business
Geopolitical volatility following the Iran war has driven sharp repricing across war risk, marine and specialty insurance lines globally, but this cou [...]
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 [...]