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ASR names new CFO
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has appointed Ciaran O’Donnell as chief financial officer.
ASR said he is an experienced CFO with extensive internatio [...]
Political risk is highest seen globally in the last five years, warns Verisk Maplecroft
After two years in which the Covid-19 pandemic served as the primary source of global instability, the conflict in Ukraine was the main driver of risk [...]
More African countries leaning East, says new WTW survey
Shifting geopolitical alignments are dividing the globe into opposing blocs, according to a new report, with at least two more African countries switc [...]
VIDEO: African reinsurers ready for challenges ahead in 2023
African reinsurers ready for challenges ahead in 2023 Jephita Gwatipedza, chief operating officer of ZEP-Re, speaks to Liz Booth about the challenging [...]
Africa will have key role to play as world looks to transition to greener solutions
The over-arching conclusion of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos was that global disruption is not slowing down and that no count [...]
Sustainability … what sustainability?
ESG, digitalisation, AI, technology, climate change, compliance, disruption, good governance, these are the few words or concepts which dictate any ev [...]
Tracing convergence of AI, data, research in insurance growth
As technology continues to play pivotal roles in the global economy in the form of digitalisation, regulators and operators in the insurance sector in [...]
AM Best affirms Africa Re’s financial strength rating of A (Excellent)
The financial strength rating of the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has been affirmed by AM Best at “A (Excellent)”, and the long-term is [...]
New open exposure data standard launched by insurance sector to improve resilience
In what is seen as a way to promote inclusion and improve resilience, Aon has announced the implementation of an Open Exposure Data (OED) Standard cur [...]
Property most challenging line of business through January 1 renewals, says Aon
The most difficult reinsurance renewal conditions were experienced in the property segment, according to Aon in its latest Reinsurance Market Dynamics [...]