Tag: Editor's Pick
VIDEO: Zimbabwe insurers to move to risk-based capital supervision
Dr Grace Muradzikwa, Commissioner of the Insurance and Pensions Commission in Zimbabwe, and her colleague Robson Mtangadura, director actuarial, talk [...]
African insurers urged to sign up to Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance
Insurers have been urged to sign up to the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance as a first step towards creating a sustainable insurance indus [...]
Nigerian regulator launches insurance innovation lab
Nigeria’s insurance regulator (Naicom) and FSD Africa have partnered to launch the BimaLab accelerator programme in the country, to address gaps in th [...]
Emerging Africa needs social waypoints on its journey to net zero
Emerging market economies such as those in sub-Saharan Africa will have to consider a range of social factors alongside purely environmental measures [...]
The climate conversation remains at an ‘infant stage’ as more tools emerge to help insurance industry adapt
The need to understand the interconnectedness of the climate risk has never been greater, according to a new report.
Climate Tango: Principles for [...]
Catastrophe losses spike as global temperatures edge higher
The latest natural catastrophe statistics may not silence the occasional crackpot climate change denialist; but they go far enough to convince the rat [...]
ESG discipline leads to increased profitability
Following environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles can actually lead to an increase in profit, suggests the CFO of a large African insure [...]
ATI to guarantee larger power projects on doubled funding
What was the size of funding for the RLSF in the last four years and what were you able to achieve?
The pool of funding that was made availab [...]
Bringing one-stop shop to African insurance markets
Demand for political violence and terrorism (PVT) covers has been surging in east Africa so far this year, as elections in Kenya loom and business loo [...]
Resilience and ESG critical as companies emerge from pandemic
Climate risks dominate global concerns as the world enters the third year of the pandemic. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks [...]