Tag: Editor's Pick
How to be a strong leader through a crisis
American author James Lane Allen famously said, “Crisis does not build character, it reveals it.” It also, as has been shown by some of the world’s le [...]
Key investments can build resilience to pandemics and climate change
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, the world’s energies are rightly focused on efforts to contain the virus and manage the economic [...]
Covid-19: How does microfinance weather the coming storm?
Covid-19 has unequivocally arrived in the developing world with thousands of cases reported across sub-Saharan Africa.
Greta Bull, CEO of CGap, warn [...]
VIDEO: An effective BCM plan activated efficiently by IRMSA
In this video, Christopher Palm, chief risk adviser at the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), takes you through the BCM process fo [...]
Africa has more to learn from Mozambique cyclones, finds global insurer
A global insurer has produced a report showing southern Africa has made progress in resilience building in recent years and, to further strengthen the [...]
Business interruption still keeps business leaders awake at night
Business interruption risks and supply chain resilience top the risk list for African CEOs and senior business leaders, according to the annual survey [...]
IDF report highlights need for insurance sector to harness technology
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has called for better use of technology to close the protection gap, in a move that would help African economies [...]
VIDEO: Why insurers should factor climate risk into their strategy
Nigel Brook, partner at Clyde & Co LLP, discusses the growing impetus from regulators across the world for insurers to adopt climate resilienc [...]
Building resilience after a major catastrophe
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has produced this blog, looking at the ways in which countries are better preparing for the next major catastrop [...]
Video: A definition of sustainable insurers
Elias Omondi, an actuary at Kenya’s Insurance Regulatory Authority, provides the regulator’s definition of sustainable insurance [...]