Tag: Editor's Pick
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 [...]
Making agricultural insurance a viable business for insurers and insureds
Siani Malama, head of inclusive insurance at APA Insurance, discusses the company’s move into agricultural cover with Liz Booth and how important it i [...]
ESG guidelines reinforce Kenya insurers’ sustainability focus
Kenya’s securities exchange has given listed firms a year to start environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, with insurers having the uppe [...]
Inspecting risks set to improve returns, as system goes digital
One day, people will not believe we used to insure risks without inspecting them first. That is the view of Virtual i Technologies.
The company has [...]
ARC pays out $350,000 to Madagascar farmers in trial project
Africa Risk Capacity Limited (ARC) recently paid out $350,000 to farmers in a corner of Madagascar after a drought, proving the value of [...]
Organisations globally signing up to UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance
From just a small group in 2012, 200 organisations have now joined the UN Environment Programme’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).
As 20 [...]
VIDEO: Making the link between insurance and the insureds
One of the battles has always been to persuade African consumers of the need to buy insurance. That has been a particular problem as insurers have tri [...]
VIDEO: Clearing the blockages to automation
Today we welcome the team at Equisoft who have shared the latest from the Equisoft Accelerate series of webinars, with this edition focusing on a 360- [...]
Insurance industry adoption of ESG driven by long-term climate change
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices have become more than a buzzword, with businesses across all market sectors, including the insura [...]