Tag: Editor's Pick
Lack of clear commitments to cut fossil fuels overshadows COP30 wins even as insurers step up
The 30th edition of the annual climate change conference, popularly known as Conference of the Parties (COP), blew hot and cold over the last two week [...]
Legal support for agricultural insurance could drive Africa’s sustainability
Legal support for agricultural insurance could be the most promising pathway to advance Africa’s sustainability ambitions in the wake of rising fr [...]
EU funding in South Africa rekindles debate on Africa’s just energy transition path
As the debate on a just energy transition continues, the European Union’s (EU) latest investment package for South Africa (SA) starkly illustrates som [...]
Climate insurance must take centre stage in public policy for resilience
Sibbila Luc Kafando is a trained agro-meteorologist and has been an index-based agricultural insurance consultant for a decade. In this interview [...]
Nigeria urges co-ordinated insurance solutions to strengthen West Africa’s climate risk resilience
Climate risk is a financial and developmental risk for insurers and governments alike and requires concerted effort in building resilience since it di [...]
Digital motor third-party stickers to curb fraud, boost compliance in Uganda
Uganda’s insurance industry is banking on newly introduced digital Motor Third-Party (MTP) stickers to reduce fraud, strengthen compliance and widen a [...]
Zimbabwe’s currency reset tests stability of insurance contracts
After nearly two decades of operating a multi-currency economy, the Zimbabwean government is now moving to revert to a single legal tender by 2030 and [...]
VIDEO: Insurers need media to spread the word on the value of insurance
In launching the 2026 African Insurance Journalism of the Year Awards, Lawrence Nazare, managing director of Continental Re, talks to Juliette Foste [...]
African CEOs double down on AI and talent investment as keys to resilience and growth
Cybersecurity, digital upskilling and artificial intelligence (AI) top African CEOs’ growth agendas as business leaders look to balance innovation wit [...]
Insurance steps into limelight at COP30
As COP30 got underway at Belém in Brazil, the insurance sector is stepping up as an enabler of blended finance schemes and as the mechanism through wh [...]