Tag: Editor's Pick
Marine insurers need better access to data to prevent premium hikes in the future
A new warning on a lack of data has emerged just as marine insurers enjoy a period of stability, highlighting a potential blind spot beneath the calm. [...]
The awareness-uptake gap: What Uganda’s insurance sector must fix next
Uganda’s insurance uptake remains below 1%, despite numerous reports showing that most of the population is aware of the importance of insurance and h [...]
Examining South Africa’s G20 standing through the lens of Africa Financial Markets Index
As the countdown to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg enters its final two weeks, US President Donald Trump has again taken aim at the event’s h [...]
Grain trade liberalisation spurs demand for credit risk insurance in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s decision to lift its ban on grain imports from South Africa has sent ripples through both agricultural and insurance markets, with insurers [...]
VIDEO: Changing regulations changing the shape of renewals ahead
In our latest look at reinsurance renewals ahead of the 1/1 season, Simba Mukonzo, CEO of brokers Mukfin, and Owen Munthal, country manager for Za [...]
Need for better insurance data highlighted by AIO report
The need for better data has been highlighted by a new report from the African Insurance Organisation (AIO).
In its annual report, produced by [...]
South Africa’s insurers confront the profitability-sustainability trade-off
The key to a successful insurance business is being able to balance short-term performance with long-term stability. To stand out from their peers, in [...]
Interpreting political risk and political violence coverage in light of Hamilton Corporate Member Ltd & Ors v Afghan Global Insurance Ltd
In light of the judgement of Mr Justice Calver in Hamilton Corporate Member Ltd & Ors v Afghan Global Insurance Ltd [2024] EWHC 1426 (Comm) and re [...]
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 [...]
CIMA-zone insurers urged to actualise domestication of mining premiums
Drissa Traoré, deputy managing director of SanlamAllianz Burkina Faso, discusses the opportunities that the Burkinabè mining sector offers to the [...]