Tag: Editor's Pick
VIDEO: Fears of Super El Niño encouraging risk management
Philip Lokopoiyit, CEO of ICEALion Group, talks to Liz Booth about the risks of flooding in Kenya and the wider fears of a super El Niño [...]
PODCAST: Insurers must prepare for threat of Super El Niño
As part of the Africa Ascending Bites series, Udai Patel, CEO of Afro-Asian Insurance Services, talks to Liz Booth about the growing thr [...]
African insurers on notice as AI tests cyber insurance boundaries in the West
The increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Western markets is testing the boundaries of cyber insurance, forcing insurers to reconside [...]
Insurers challenged to move beyond paying losses to closing Africa’s resilience financing gap
Africa’s insurers and reinsurers can do way more than protect policyholders’ assets and turnovers from perils. They also have the opportunity to i [...]
Claims-made policies: Why timing can determine whether a claim is insured
In a February 2026 judgment, the Cape Town High Court held that an insurance broker was not entitled to indemnification under its professional ind [...]
Zimbabwe’s cover decline highlights need for more flexible insurance products
Zimbabwe’s insurance market could unlock wider and more sustainable coverage by offering products that better reflect customers’ cash flows on the bac [...]
Kenya’s medical insurers rethink portfolios as they pursue sustainable underwriting
Kenya’s medical insurers are putting quality ahead of quantity as they reshape portfolios to support more sustainable covers by either exiting persist [...]
Nigeria’s recapitalisation of insurers raises stakes for regulatory consistency
When the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA 2025) was signed into law on 31 July 2025, it signalled a bold new chapter in the insurance sect [...]
VIDEO: Ethiopian insurance market on verge of major liberalisation
Yared Mola, chair of the Ethiopian Insurance Association and CEO of Nyala Insurance, talks about impending legal changes in Ethiopia which will pa [...]
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 [...]