Tag: Editor's Pick
How insurance delivered Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam
The recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as Africa’s largest hydropower project is not only a feat of engineering and diplomacy [...]
Nigerian insurance sector faces shake-up as recapitalisation deadline looms
Nigeria’s insurance sector faces sweeping consolidation as the July 2026 recapitalisation deadline nears, with firms unable to raise fresh capital at [...]
VIDEO: NDSI members united in learning and sharing experiences
Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance (NDSI) members have been working together on their sustainability journey, making a tangible differen [...]
Africa’s insurers must be future fit as climate change intensifies catastrophic events
With natural catastrophes increasing in both frequency and severity across the world, Africa can no longer be seen as a “safe haven” for insurers look [...]
Climate resilience demands a rethink of reinsurance pricing and risk modelling
Recent droughts, floods, storms and wildfires confirm that extreme weather events are redrawing the risk landscape for businesses and households. Clim [...]
Innovation and inclusion tipped to drive Africa’s next insurance chapter
While sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economic regions in the world, insurance penetration is still below 3% compared to the [...]
Opinion: Securing Africa’s future through sustainable insurance
Philip Lopokoiyit, ICEA LION Group CEO and chairperson of Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance (NDSI), shares insights from the recently held [...]
Data key to transparent and ethical use of AI in insurance
Data remains key in supporting the transparent and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) in insurance.
That was the key message for membe [...]
Cyber solutions meeting demand for protection from hacking gangs and data thieves
Insurers are facing a real uphill struggle in managing cyber risks, from quantifying the risk to properly pricing it and then paying the claims when t [...]
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 [...]