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Kenya election set to be closely fought but PVT claims remain less likely
With both candidates threatening to contest the result of the upcoming Kenyan presidential election in the courts after the count, memories of the 200 [...]
Fires account for most expensive losses in South Africa, warns Allianz
Fires generate the most expensive losses for South African businesses accounting for more than 60% of the value of all claims during the past five yea [...]
Insurance market set for strong growth through 2022 and 2023, says Swiss Re
Strong global insurance market growth in 2022 and 2023 with total premium volumes expected to rise above US$7trn in nominal terms for the first time e [...]
Insureds prepared to work with insurers on PVT risks as rates rise
Insureds across Africa are choosing to co-insure rather than go without political, violence, terrorism (PVT) cover, according to a group of market spe [...]
Sustainable infrastructure projects key to ending South Africa’s poverty
Investment into impactful, resilient and sustainable infrastructure projects stands out as the most effective weapon against South Africa’s triple thr [...]
Brokerslink adds four new African affliates
Broking business, Brokerslink, has continued the expansion of its global network in Africa with the addition of four new independent broking affiliate [...]
Businesses globally have been warned not to make major changes to production strategies based on pandemic, by insurer Atradius
The Covid-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to global value chains, according to trade credit insurer Atradius, but despite that it warns bus [...]
Reinsurance buyers facing perfect storm at renewals, warns Aon
Reinsurance buyers faced “a near-perfect storm” during the renewals period, as reinsurance capacity constraints were exacerbated by insurers’ rising d [...]
Insurance industry must build resilience in the face of escalating global security threats
It is impossible to build a world-class company unless you understand what it is you really do and who you really serve. This is according to Kevin G [...]
Insurance resilience remains in a fragile state, warns Swiss Re
The world economy regained macroeconomic resilience in 2021 but the environment remains fragile.
According the Swiss Re Institute’s new sigma Resil [...]