Tag: Editor's Pick
Insurers turning innovative in bid to find premium as Covid-19 rumbles on
The insurance sector across Africa is fighting to maintain its premium income as insureds have stopping paying because of Covid-19 economic downturns. [...]
VIDEO: Dr Caesar Mwangi discusses the importance of the ESG agenda
As investors and regulators around the world look for solid ESG credentials, ICEA Lion Insurance Holdings (the first insurer in Africa to sign up [...]
VIDEO: Insurers have unique opportunities through Covid-19
It will be up to insurers themselves and their resilience as to whether they come out of the Covid-19 crisis in better shape or not. In a roundtab [...]
Regulators setting out expectations for insurers on climate change
In what is being seen as an example for regulators across the world, including Africa, the UK regulator has published a guide written by the industry [...]
ARC pays out $2m to Madagascar after drought
The Malagasy government has received $2.13m from the African Risk Capacity Insurance (ARC) to cover anticipated losses to the livelihoods of its vulne [...]
German government funds 1.2 million insurance policies for vulnerable African farmers
The German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has provided $5.9m for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to continue protecting 1.2 [...]
Transition to sustainable future presents opportunities for insurers
The transition to a more sustainable future need not be overshadowed by new risks and trends accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the la [...]
Fitch Ratings to include climate change in sovereign ratings
Fitch Ratings aims to capture climate change in sovereign ratings, as it does for all factors that it believes are relevant and material for creditwor [...]
Insurers urged to join UN ESG movement to address climate change risks
The lack of adequate drinking water is fast becoming a major risk for business and wider society alike, with recent flooding highlighting the issue ac [...]
UN PSI stresses benefits for insurers adopting ESG principles with new guide
The UN Principles of Sustainable Development (UN PSI) team has launched an updated guide on how insurers can improve their ESG agenda.
The UN PSI s [...]