Category: Social
IMF warns SSA could suffer if global trading patterns change
Sub-Saharan Africa could stand to lose the most if the world were split into two isolated trading blocs centred around China or the US and the Europea [...]
Marine insurance market acts on Sudan fighting
The London insurance market’s Joint War Committee has met to consider the situation in Sudan and has added Sudan to the Listed Areas, meaning ship own [...]
Economic and cyber risks worrying directors and officers, says new report
Economic and cyber risks, particularly those associated with data loss and ransomware, are causing increasing concern for directors and officers, acco [...]
VIDEO: Insurers fear billion-dollar losses from Sudan violence
Underwriters are bracing themselves for billion-dollar losses after an outbreak of fierce fighting erupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
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Zimbabwe’s insurance industry – key trends and opportunities
The previously reliable and predictable global insurance industry is undergoing change. It is difficult to grow without losing profitability, climate [...]
Uganda medical insurance loss ratio remaining consistently high, warns regulator
Despite its growth and notable potential, formal medical insurance in Uganda is still grappling with challenges.
A first-ever study on formal medic [...]
Nigerian and Moroccan insurers deepen partnership via technical agreement
In a move designed to upscale inter-African partnership in the insurance sector, the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) and the Moroccan Federation o [...]
Common sense and social consequence should be part of the net-zero debate
If you spend enough time on YouTube and other social media platforms, and you are prepared to entertain content that does not conform to the mainstrea [...]
P&C insurers have great opportunity to build their business, suggests McKinsey
Susanne Ebert, partner in McKinsey’s Frankfurt office, James Polybank, partner in the London office, and Shannon Varney, partner in the Boston office, [...]
Sanlam Life signs Kenya distribution deal
Sanlam Life Insurance has signed a distribution deal with KCB and National Bank of Kenya to deepen the uptake of life insurance products in Kenya.
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