Tag: Editor's Pick
Uganda’s insurers urged to increase focus on agents to boost penetration
Ugandan insurers have been urged to capitalise on insurance agents who now contribute over 60% of life insurance premiums to grow penetration in the E [...]
Ivory Coast: Insurance mediation as a solution to the trust deficit between policyholders and insurers
The Association des Sociétés d'Assurances de Côte d'Ivoire (ASA-CI) has set up an independent institution, insurance mediation, to speed up the se [...]
Maiden Nigerian insurance week pushes for reforms, sustained awareness
Nigeria’s first-ever Insurance Week called for regulatory reforms and sustained public awareness as part of the latest push to boost insurance penetra [...]
LISTEN: Africa Ascending Ep 9: How can the insurance sector in Africa play a greater role in infrastructure development on the continent?
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sect [...]
Insurers should see mandatory CPD as an opportunity rather than compliance burden
Compliance with Kenya’s newly enacted insurance law introducing mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) should be seen as an opportunity a [...]
Kenya’s regulator lines up framework for continuous education of insurance agents
Kenya’s insurance regulator has initiated the process of establishing a framework for continuous professional education for insurance agents, reinforc [...]
Africa’s capital allocators still navigating ESG, impact and sustainability divide
Allocators of capital in Africa still face subtle but important differences in understanding key concepts such as environmental, social and govern [...]
Banks, insurers tipped to lead Africa’s $60bn annual climate adaptation fund drive
Africa needs up to US$60 billion annually over the next decade for climate adaptation, or risks losing 2% to 5% of its GDP to climate shocks, expe [...]
Proposed road accident fund to reshape Zimbabwe’s short-term insurance business
The landscape of Zimbabwe’s short-term insurance is poised for a reshape following the recently passed bill that provides for the introduction of a ro [...]
What Sanlam-Allianz tie-up means for Nigeria’s insurance sector
The Nigerian insurance market recently witnessed a strategic merger between Sanlam Limited and Allianz SE’s operations in the western African market i [...]