Tag: Editor's Pick
South Africa’s tax hike and government ructions bring political violence and terrorism covers back into focus
As the rest of the world frets over US President Donald Trump’s on-again off-again trade tariffs, South African businesses and consumers are holding t [...]
Africa’s insurers, reinsurers ready to embrace AI, but fear of unintended consequences abound
The majority of Africa’s insurance and reinsurance leaders would consider replacing some of the underwriting roles with artificial intelligence (AI) t [...]
Insurance regulators open to AI use for as long as policyholders are at the centre
African regulators have warned of a growing divide as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) takes hold, but they are expressing willingness to allow [...]
Move from discussion to action, urges Continental Re as it marks 40 years
Africa insurers and reinsurers must now move beyond discussion to action if they are to realise the potential of homegrown expertise, innovation a [...]
Ghana government imposes 20% VAT on insurance in shock move
Value added tax (VAT) on insurance products is a divisive issue, with governments keen to bring in greater revenue while industry argues it dissuades [...]
Africa Ahead journalists sweeping the board at awards across the continent
Africa Ahead journalists have been shortlisted and collected a number of awards in the past weeks for their journalistic expertise.
News editor Pat [...]
VIDEO: How can African insurers close the protection gap while the threat of natcat increases?
African insurers are well aware of the enormous protection gap across the continent, but the fear is that natural catastrophes might increase with [...]
Unified transit bond system to boost capacity of local and regional insurers to retain more premiums on the continent
The recently launched unified transit bond system will boost the capacity of local and regional insurers to retain more premiums on the continent whil [...]
Sustainable finance regulation to reshape the future for Africa’s insurers
As businesses in the United States (US) dial down their climate and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) focuses, firms in the rest of the world [...]
Expansion of Uganda’s agricultural insurance subsidy kitty could boost farmers’ resilience
Despite Uganda’s agricultural sector being the backbone of the economy, contributing about 24.1% to gross domestic product (GDP) and about a third of [...]