Category: Social
New insurance leadership programme launched by IRLA
IRLA, the global membership organisation for insurance and reinsurance legacy professionals, has launched its inaugural Future Leaders Programme (FLP) [...]
WTW launches new primary cyber and tech errors and omissions facility with increased limits for international clients
WTW’s International CyCore Facility (ICF) is a new cyber solution for international clients with revenues up to US$ 1bn headquartered outside of the U [...]
P&I renewals up for fifth consecutive year as inflation bites, warns AM Best
Despite a relatively benign year for pool claims in 2023, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs will seek further price improvements at the Februar [...]
Uganda lawmakers, civil society push for speedy implementation of NHI
The story of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Uganda is far from over, with numerous challenges and debates expected in the coming month [...]
Private underwriters to manage claims in Kenya’s planned KES133bn social health insurance
Kenya’s medical insurance firms and claims settling agents will be contracted by the State to review and process claims in the planned social health i [...]
Surge in diaspora products reshapes Zimbabwe’s insurance landscape
The past three years have seen a mass exodus of Zimbabweans to join a growing diaspora, largely based in the United Kingdom. This migration was enable [...]
Thierry Ravoaja joins Continental Reinsurance
Thierry Ravoaja has joined Continental Reinsurance as chief underwriting officer – treaty and retrocession.
Lawrence Nazare, CEO of Continental Rei [...]
The pain of offering health insurance and why penetration rates remain low in Uganda
Only 400,000 of Uganda’s 47 million people benefit from cover provided by private health insurance providers. Data contained in the Industrial Actuari [...]
Insurers eye Zimbabwe’s informal sector for new opportunities
Zimbabwe’s expanding informal sector could present a ready market for insurers. Research by the World Bank supports that even though the majority of c [...]
African CEOs lagging behind on AI adoption, as staff crime increases
Generative AI (GenAI) exploded into the public consciousness in 2023, promising to transform the way business functions. Despite the potential, howeve [...]