Tag: Editor's Pick
War-driven pressures signal call for African insurers to strengthen risk strategies
In a world where more than 80% of global merchandise trade is transported by sea, insurance is not merely a financial service; it is the backbone [...]
Co-operation clauses and insurance claims denial: the consequences of concealing material information
Phillip Karugaba, executive, and Phillip Muhumuza, associate in the Uganda office of ENS, explain the implications of a recent judgment in Uganda when [...]
Fresh round of insurer failures puts Kenya’s risk-based capital reform in focus
The recent placement of three insurers under statutory management in Kenya has brought the issue of capital adequacy and risk governance in the countr [...]
AI-driven scams prompt Ugandan insurers to seek shared fraud database
Uganda’s insurance industry is considering the creation of a shared fraud database as part of efforts to counter increasingly sophisticated scams that [...]
Zimbabwe’s funeral cover boom constrains reinsurance market
Zimbabwe’s insurance industry is experiencing a structural imbalance that analysts say is quietly limiting the growth of reinsurance and broader risk [...]
Opinion: Distribution strategy is crucial in improving access to microinsurance products
Aggrey Mulumbi, managing director of KCB Bancassurance Intermediary, Dr. Caleb Odhiambo Onjure and Professor Jane Muriithi continue with the discussio [...]
Fresh floods test risk models as Kenya’s insurers weigh options
Fresh floods sweeping across parts of Kenya are once again putting the country’s insurance sector under strain, barely two years after insurers paid o [...]
VIDEO: Young insurance professionals can drive the future industry
Dr. Olutobi Osanaiye discusses the critical role of young professionals in the insurance industry across Africa, emphasising the need for continuo [...]
Why business leaders in Africa must watch the S in ESG more closely
Business leaders who treat the ‘S’ in ESG conversations as less important and dwell more on emissions targets and reporting frameworks are taking a ba [...]
Allocators of capital optimistic over reclassification of carbon credits
Africa has some work to do to catch up with the European Union and other developed markets in the integration of carbon credit infrastructure into fin [...]