Category: Social
Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe marks leadership change with emphasis on education, innovation and collaboration for sustainable growth
Continued innovation, training and collaboration presents an opportunity for insurance players to break into new grounds and recruit more people into [...]
Regulator spooks Nigerian insurers with deadline for settling outstanding claims
The Nigerian insurance industry regulator’s directive for underwriters to settle all outstanding claims by the end of December 2024 as a way of boosti [...]
Kenya’s Safaricom makes foray into insurance after regulatory clearance
Kenya’s biggest telecommunications firm Safaricom has received regulatory approval to offer insurance services after a four-year wait, giving it room [...]
Celebrating a decade of recognising journalistic talent and excellence in the re/insurance industry
Continental Reinsurance has launched the 10th edition of the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards (2025), marking a decade of recognising jo [...]
Africa Re improves GWP in third quarter
Africa Re enjoyed almost 9% of growth in the third quarter (Q3) as it recorded gross written premium income of US$879.05-million at th [...]
Mandatory health insurance scheme to drive insurance growth and innovation in Uganda
Uganda’s insurance players are counting on the rollout of the much-awaited National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to boost the East African nation’s [...]
Life insurance has a promising future in CIMA region despite obstacles, says managing director of Burkina Faso’s SUNU Assurance Vie
Jean-François Régis Kambou is the managing director of SUNU Assurance Vie in Burkina Faso, a subsidiary of the SUNU Assurances group. He also dir [...]
Climate change still tops AXA’s risk list for 2024, but misinformation a rapidly growing threat
AXA’s 11th Future Risks Report has revealed the polycrisis facing societies and warned that the risks around false information are growing rapidly, wh [...]
(Re)insurance industry committed to progress through partnership and innovation
Each stakeholder within the (re)insurance ecosystem should have a clearly defined role if the industry is to remain resilient in response to the growi [...]
ATIDI names new chair and deputy
At its 101st meeting held on 5 October 2024, the board of directors of African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) announced the elec [...]