Tag: Editor's Pick
Fresh floods test risk models as Kenya’s insurers weigh options
Fresh floods sweeping across parts of Kenya are once again putting the country’s insurance sector under strain, barely two years after insurers paid o [...]
VIDEO: Young insurance professionals can drive the future industry
Dr. Olutobi Osanaiye discusses the critical role of young professionals in the insurance industry across Africa, emphasising the need for continuo [...]
Why business leaders in Africa must watch the S in ESG more closely
Business leaders who treat the ‘S’ in ESG conversations as less important and dwell more on emissions targets and reporting frameworks are taking a ba [...]
Allocators of capital optimistic over reclassification of carbon credits
Africa has some work to do to catch up with the European Union and other developed markets in the integration of carbon credit infrastructure into fin [...]
Insurers, reinsurers weigh tiering system to protect capacity for mega-risks
The idea of tiering insurers to differentiate between those who can take on the biggest risks has been mooted at a recent round table.
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Gen Z’s unique risks set to reshape insurance landscape in Africa
Insurance products are broadening out across Africa as an emerging middle class looks for protection for their newly acquired possessions.
However, [...]
Africa’s trade ambitions hang on insurance market integration
Africa’s ambition to build the world’s largest free-trade area is colliding with a stubborn reality that regulation is still fragmented, slowing t [...]
Rising shocks put focus on insurance for Uganda’s small businesses
On the morning of October 31, 2025, traders along the Nakivubo Channel in Kampala watched helplessly as torrential rains triggered devastating floods [...]
FANAF new president sets five priorities to grow African insurance sector
The newly elected president of the Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF), Mamadou Koné, wants to steer the seven-member execu [...]
VIDEO: Learning the value of nature for business
Dorothy Maseke, head of the African Nature Capital Alliance secretariat and Africa lead, nature finance & TNFD at FSD Africa, talks about the ne [...]