Tag: Editor's Pick
VIDEO: Treaty business growing from across the continent as renewals loom
In the second of our look at the forthcoming 1/1 reinsurance renewal system, Chrispin Onyancha, CEO and director at Kenbright Reinsurance Brokers, [...]
Geopolitical shifts demand greater attention from Africa’s underwriters
The convergence of geopolitics with traditional risk drivers is reshaping distribution and underwriting decisions across Africa, adding to the com [...]
Disaster preparedness rising to the fore as climate risks grow, reports Centre for Disaster Protection
Droughts, floods, storms, earthquakes and disease outbreaks are hitting more often and with greater force, warns the Centre for Disaster Protection (C [...]
Rising attacks push up fraud and cyber cover costs in Kenya, reflecting wider market trend
Insurers in Kenya are raising premiums for fraud and cybersecurity cover as firms, especially in the country’s financial sector, grapple with surging [...]
Agricultural insurance in Burkina Faso demonstrates value of risk protection for farmers
Burkina Faso has been committed to promoting agricultural insurance since 2019. From three agricultural crops covered in three trial regions, today [...]
Zimbabwean regulator teams up with World Bank, FSD Africa to grow small business insurance
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) of Zimbabwe has signed a partnership with World Bank and FSD Africa to expand insurance access for small [...]
Uganda half-year premiums grow to US$302 million amid microinsurance momentum
Gross written premiums in Uganda’s insurance sector rose 8.8% in the first half of 2025 to exceed UGX1 trillion (US$287.2 million), fuelled by higher [...]
VIDEO: Reinsurance renewals 1/1 not so straightforward in Africa
In the first of a mini series in which reinsurance brokers across the continent report on the key 1/1 renewal season ahead, Harold Mbati, executiv [...]
Climate summit puts green investment and climate insurance at the centre of Africa’s resilience
The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) ended in Addis Ababa with a promising message: Africa will no longer be the world’s climate victim, but th [...]
Reinsurance renewal season in full swing with global picture looking better for insurers
With the Monte Carlo Rendezvous just a few days behind us and with the Baden-Baden meeting to come, attention has firmly turned to the key 1/1 ren [...]