Category: Social
Brokerslink builds presence to 33 African countries
Intermediary network Brokerslink has announced the addition of Eswatini based Ensure Insurance Brokers (Ensure) to its international group, bringing i [...]
Economics worse than Covid-19 for many sub-Saharan Africa countries
In a warning for insurers looking to build their business back after Covid-19, a new report stresses that an unprecedented economic contraction has im [...]
South African insurer makes first donations as business model works
South Africa-based insurtech Naked Insurance has illustrated the mindshift taking place in insurer-customer interactions by handing over ZAR250,000 in [...]
85% of global investors want their capital to do good
A recent Morgan Stanley survey revealed that 85% of retail investors, which includes insurers, want their capital to be allocated to doing good and wo [...]
Insurance media awards open for sixth year
Business journalists from across Africa are invited to submit, within the next three months, entries for the sixth edition of the Pan-African Re/Insur [...]
Political violence fears not materialising across Africa
Across the world, businesses fear that political violence and civil disruption may be on the rise in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent [...]
Women in insurance across Africa meet to strengthen ties
The Organisation of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI) has been driving the diversity agenda among insurers across Africa. It recently partn [...]
East African resilience being tested by Covid-19
Insurers need to keep a weather eye on the resilience of their customers if they are to succeed in the post-Covid-19 environment. And now, two recent [...]
Insurers need to grab opportunity to have say in urban growth
Insurers may have a new chance to become involved in major infrastructure projects, as a Green Cities Initiative and Action Plan has been launched by [...]
Africa has golden opportunity for transformation
The Covid-19 pandemic has eroded the overall improvement in risk-reward scores seen across the African continent in recent years, but this should not [...]