Tag: Editor's Pick
Zone CIMA : Le faible taux de pénétration de l’assurance traduit l’existence d’un potentiel de développement élevé du secteur
Jean Paul Tonga est le Directeur des Risques et de la Conformité à Bloomfield Investment Corporation, la première agence de notation financière d’Afri [...]
Africa Ascending Ep2: Impact of war and conflict on African economies
Welcome to Africa Ascending, a podcast series looking at key issues affecting the African business environment and its impact on the insurance sector [...]
Addressing the global insurance protection gap amid rising climate risks
The rising frequency and severity of climate change-related extreme weather events has featured in countless debates on the resilience and sustain [...]
African Alliance woes raise issues of corporate governance, regulation
On October 30, 2024, the insurance regulator in Nigeria, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), sacked the entire board and management of African All [...]
Farmers’ basket insurance: A game-changer for Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers
Zimbabwe's agriculture sector faces growing challenges in a nation that is becoming more and more susceptible to risks associated with climate change. [...]
Mandatory health insurance scheme to drive insurance growth and innovation in Uganda
Uganda’s insurance players are counting on the rollout of the much-awaited National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to boost the East African nation’s [...]
Life insurance has a promising future in CIMA region despite obstacles, says managing director of Burkina Faso’s SUNU Assurance Vie
Jean-François Régis Kambou is the managing director of SUNU Assurance Vie in Burkina Faso, a subsidiary of the SUNU Assurances group. He also dir [...]
Why CBAM is no perfect fit for Africa’s just transition approach
The European Union (EU) carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is the latest in a long line of climate policy decisions that highlight discrepancie [...]
South African risk association stepping up
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) Southern Africa is planning to step up and increase its visibility.
IRM is a London-headquartered global org [...]
VIDEO: Parametric products increasing their reach across Africa
As part of a round table hosted by Mukfin and Africa Ahead, African insurance expert Junior Ngulube discusses the way in which parametric insuranc [...]