Tag: Editor's Pick
CIMA zone: Insurers to implement new internal measures to combat money-laundering risks
Since 10 July 2025, insurance companies and organisations in the CIMA (Inter-African Conference on Insurance Markets) zone have been required to i [...]
Kenya’s KCB Group eyes acquisition of Ethiopian bank on liberalisation
Kenya’s largest lender by assets and profitability KCB Group has announced plans to acquire one of Ethiopia’s banks instead of opening a branch or pur [...]
PODCAST: Africa Ascending Ep 11: Are insurers ready to take advantage of opportunities in the vacuum left by the cuts in foreign aid?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance secto [...]
Risk managers report charts blueprint for systemic solutions to South Africa’s interconnected risks
Those in leadership positions across Africa must weigh their decisions carefully, often setting aside the lure of short-term profit in order to pursue [...]
Ethiopia’s bold bet on community-based health insurance to break cycle of out-of-pocket spending
Abebe Tadesse, a middle-aged farmer living in the dusty highlands of Debub Bench in southern Ethiopia, still recalls the night his daughter was struck [...]
Local context key to unlocking Africa’s investment potential, stresses ATIDI
Risk managers should take the lead in guiding investors to understand the diverse local contexts of African countries instead of lumping it togeth [...]
Zimbabwe insurers’ missed State investment targets jeopardise development funding
Zimbabwe’s insurers are finding it hard to invest the minimum amount the government requires in approved assets like Treasury bonds, presenting a fund [...]
Opinion: How the recent ICJ climate change advisory could affect insurers and reinsurers
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recently issued an advisory opinion on the obligation of states in respect of climate change. Rob Scott, exec [...]
Ugandan insurers urged to tap pension sector as regulators back innovation
Uganda’s underwriters are being urged to deepen their footprint in the country’s underdeveloped pension sector, with regulators pledging support for i [...]
Nigeria issues new rules for insurtechs
Nigerian regulator the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has issued operational guidelines for Insurtech businesses in the West African economy i [...]