Category: Social
Islamic insurance in CIMA zone: A promising segment that has yet to be fully exploited
Oumar N'doye is the managing director of Takaful Mali Assurance Islamique (TMAI), the first exclusively Islamic insurance company in the CIMA zone [...]
Why Africa’s sustainability challenge may eventually boil down to SDGs
If you spend much time on the ‘right’ side of social media, you will encounter countless warnings about the disconnect between overarching net-zero po [...]
Marine insurance market picking up in a post-Covid world but faces uncertain geopolitical challenges, warns IUMI
The global marine insurance premium base for 2023 has been reported as US$38.9-billion, representing an uplift of 5.9% from the previous year. The new [...]
Global climate financing by banks hits record levels but most goes to richer countries
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have reported their global climate finance reached a record high of US$125-billion in 2023, however, the fastest [...]
Geopolitics driving change for marine insurance, IUMI president warns
Recent geopolitical tensions are one of the key drivers of change for the marine insurance market, warned International Union of Marine Insurance (IUM [...]
ATIDI helping street children in Burundi
African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) has announced a financial contribution of US$40,000 to Street Child in Burundi.
The co [...]
Forum pitches for innovation in agricultural insurance
The labour of farmers, whether from large or small agribusinesses, hardly goes unnoticed in African economies. However, farmers confront numerous risk [...]
Nigerian regulator outlines role of insurance in driving aviation business in ESG era
Insurers have a chance to drive up the uptake of aviation business as the sector embraces advancements such as electric and hybrid aircrafts in the ra [...]
Experts mull way out of Uganda’s low contributory social insurance for farmers
Uganda is grappling with the challenge of extending contributory social insurance to its farmers, with experts suggesting examples from other economie [...]
Guy Carpenter adds note of optimism about reinsurance market
According to Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance market is characterised by reinsurers’ strong profitability in 2024 and growing capitalisation, which is e [...]