Tag: Editor's Pick
PODCAST: Is it time for governments to intervene on AI
In the next of the Africa Ascending Bite Sized podcasts, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, talks to Liz Booth about the need for r [...]
Opinion: North Africa’s energy boom and what it means for (re)insurance market
The global insurance and reinsurance market should pay close attention to North Africa, with the region attracting increasing energy investment driven [...]
Rising US-dollar covers raise anti-money-laundering scrutiny for Zimbabwe’s life insurers
Zimbabwe’s life insurers are facing heightened anti-money-laundering (AML) risks in their US-dollar business, where non-resident customers, cash premi [...]
Nigeria insurers shift focus from recapitalisation to growth agenda
Nigeria’s insurance industry is entering a new phase following the completion of its recapitalisation exercise, with regulators and industry leaders n [...]
VIDEO: Uniting as a strong voice will help the development of the Zambian insurance sector
Webster Twaambo, CEO of Finsbury Reinsurance and president of the Insurance Association of Zambia, talks to Liz Booth about the changing [...]
PODCAST: The changing shape of Africa’s insurance market
In this podcast Udai Patel, CEO of Afro Asian Insurance Services, discusses the arrival of MGAs, consumer expectation and isolation of insurers as [...]
Super El Niño warnings raise urgency for collaborative African risk management efforts
Warnings that the 2026/27 El Niño could become one of the strongest on record are sharpening the focus on how Africa can prepare for a climate shock t [...]
Solar boom creates new risk-transfer opportunities for African insurers
Africa’s accelerating solar boom is creating a growing opportunity for insurers and reinsurers to provide the risk protection needed to unlock bil [...]
Global energy shocks demand a bigger role for insurers in Africa
Energy has taken centre stage across Africa as the US-Iran conflict and consequent disruption to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz winds into its s [...]
Why Nigeria’s creative economy needs insurance protection for resilience
For more than two decades, Nigerians watched Ngozi Nwosu bring laughter into their homes. As Peace in the popular television sitcom Fuji House of Comm [...]