Category: Social
Opinion: Insurance industry faces pivotal moment in terms of sustainability and resilience
Insurance plays a leadership role. I also believe that now is the time for the insurance industry to take courage from our heritage and take up its le [...]
Concurrent events create global risks, finds new report
Last year proved to be one of the most challenging in modern history, according to Aon’s 2020 review – Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight.
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UNEPFI puts cost of global warming into perspective
The cost of climate change will quickly become unacceptably high, according to delegates from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) at a global climate [...]
Forty governments agree principles to support poorest in the world
Forty governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs, including the UN Development Programme, Climate Investment Funds, Zur [...]
Africa mirrors the world in terms of top risks, says insurer
A trio of Covid-19-related risks heads up the tenth Allianz Risk Barometer 2021, reflecting potential disruption and loss scenarios that companies are [...]
Covid-19 increasing social fragmentation, warns World Economic Forum
The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing disparities and social fragmentation, will threaten the economy in the next three to five years, and will weaken g [...]
Brokerslink expands its Africa network in DRC and Senegal
Global broking group Brokerslink has started 2021 with the expansion of its network in Africa and the addition of new affiliates in the Democratic Rep [...]
Opinion: how to build financial services back post-Covid
It is ten months this week since Kenya – where UK aid-funded FSD Africa has its headquarters – confirmed its first case of coronavirus (Covid-19). Tod [...]
Marine insurers warned Gulf of Guinea major threat
More than 95% of the global piracy incidents in 2020 occurred in the Gulf of Guinea according to new figures.
Marine insurers and those selling kid [...]
Covid tops risk list for African markets in 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the Top 5 Risks for business in 2021, which in [...]