Tag: Editor's Pick
Nature-related risks raise stakes for African company directors
With nature-related losses estimated at some US$7 trillion compared with just US$200 billion invested in nature-positive activities, the 35-to-one rat [...]
Kenya’s College of Insurance eyes bigger role as Africa’s insurance industry evolves
Kenya’s College of Insurance is entering a new phase of growth aimed at building on a decade of transformation that has expanded its training portfoli [...]
Uganda insurers warned AI alone will not secure industry’s future competitiveness
Uganda’s insurance executives have been challenged to move human resource (HR) leaders beyond administrative roles and give them a strategic seat at t [...]
PODCAST: Regional meetings help deliver greater professionalism
As part of the Africa Ascending Bites series, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, talks to Liz Booth about the importance of regiona [...]
VIDEO: Building a picture of microinsurance vital to grow sector
Matthew Genazzini, executive director of the Microinsurance Network, discusses their important landscape report and why continuous monit [...]
PODCAST: Is it time for the youth in Africa to be allowed to step up and reshape African politics?
With some big elections coming in the next couple of years across the continent, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, explores the ch [...]
Kenya’s microinsurance drive reflects Africa’s push to close protection gap
Kenya’s insurance sector is increasingly turning its attention to the informal economy and underserved small businesses, signalling a shift across [...]
Hardening reinsurance cycle pushes African cedants to rethink retention
Insurers across Africa are writing more business but facing tougher questions about how much risk they should retain, even as reinsurance earnings com [...]
Insurers urged to confront Africa’s capital misallocation crisis
Africa is not capital poor; it is awash with capital that is being misallocated. This was among the standout soundbites delivered to around 1,500 Afri [...]
Mobile money seen anchoring Uganda’s bid for inclusive insurance
Uganda’s insurance industry is increasingly embracing mobile-first distribution channels in a renewed push to lift insurance penetration from the curr [...]