Category: Social
Nigerian insurer extends agri-insurance policy to improve farming resilience
One of Nigeria’s leading insurers has extended its existing agriculture cover to protect farmers whose crops are destroyed by cattle encroaching onto [...]
Resilience and ESG critical as companies emerge from pandemic
Climate risks dominate global concerns as the world enters the third year of the pandemic. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks [...]
NGOs use Africa Risk Capacity to protect Zimbabweans
A global network of humanitarian agencies has bought an innovative insurance policy in partnership with African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the government [...]
Resilience and ESG critical as companies emerge from pandemic
Climate risks dominate global concerns as the world enters the third year of the pandemic. However, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Glob [...]
Reinsurers adjust risk appetite for 2022
The 1 January renewals reflected a healthy but evolving market as reinsurers adjusted risk appetite and pricing thresholds for certain sectors in resp [...]
Hollard Ghana partners for SME product
Hollard Ghana has partnered with Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) to launch Asomdwee, a tailored insurance product for micro, small and medium-sized ent [...]
Cornerstone and NEM to offer social welfare cover to Nigerians
Cornerstone Insurance and NEM Insurance have agreed to provide a group personal accident social welfare scheme known as ‘Eagle Social Welfare Scheme’ [...]
Burkino Faso signs participation agreement with ATI
The government of Burkina Faso has signed a Participation Agreement with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a condition precedent to the disbur [...]
Ecobank links with insurers to serve SME customers
Ecobank Group’s commercial banking business has partnered with Old Mutual, Allianz, SUNU, Sanlam and NSIA, to offer a range of bancassurance solutions [...]
Africa’s CEOs believe AfCFTA set for major positive impact
Africa’s CEOs firmly believe that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to have a hugely positive impact on the region’s econom [...]