Tag: Editor's Pick
Insurance has key role to play in financing Africa’s power
In November 2017, the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) and the KfW Development Bank jointly launched the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF [...]
Kenya’s digital lenders planning to sell microinsurance
Kenya’s digital lenders are planning to roll out microinsurance products and target thousands of customers tapping into small loans via mobile phones. [...]
Access to insurance increasing in Nigeria through new partnership
Nigerian insurer AXA Mansard has partnered with Insurpass, an insurance technology company, to provide access to affordable insurance coverage for eme [...]
New drive to bring banks and insurers together on sustainability agenda
Hot on the heels of COP26 and at a critical juncture between crisis and recovery across society, business and the environment, the UNEP FI Leadership [...]
Brokerslink adds Africa Brokers’ Company from Benin as new affiliate
Benin-based Africa Brokers’ Company has joined broking group Brokerslink. Africa Brokers’ Company is an independent insurance broker based in Cotonou. [...]
Comparing nat cat solutions and schemes worldwide: the African picture
Insurers around the world play a key role providing coverage for losses caused by natural hazards and advising policymakers in the design of disaster [...]
Banking regulator rallies Kenya’s financial sector into sustainability strategies
Kenya’s banking regulator has directed lenders to include climate risk management in their business models, in a move that is likely to spread to othe [...]
German government pledges €18m to subsidise the cost of disaster risk insurance
The German government has promised €18m to subsidise the cost of disaster risk insurance for qualifying African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group member state [...]
North African climate risk high on the agenda at Sharm el-Sheikh Rendezvous
At the first physical gathering of north Africa and the Middle East’s insurance industry since the start of the pandemic, insurers and regulators warn [...]
Digitalisation, professionalism and trust are standout features of sustainable insurance
Banks, insurers and insurance brokers that incorporate digitalisation, professionalism and trust into their operating models will dominate the Africa [...]