Tag: Editor's Pick
Diversity pays off in economic dividends
A new study released by Urban Edge Capital (a fund management business launching soon) has provided research to validate previous studies by McKinsey [...]
Insurance funds needed to boost Africa’s development after pandemic
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), EBRD and the European Investment Bank are investing $80bn in the [...]
Your chance to have a voice
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is calling on insurers to take part in a public consultation to inform its ‘Proposed Gu [...]
Insurers well placed to support G20 in facilitating more sustainable and resilient economies
With more than $30trn of assets under management, the insurance industry has significant capacity and interest in investing in long-term sustainable a [...]
AXA invests in digitalised healthcare for Africa
AXA’s CIMA entities led by AXA Assurance Maroc, and Orange Middle East and Africa, have signed an agreement on the joint acquisition of a majority sta [...]
Cybercriminals responsible for majority of cyber claims
Gangs of cybercriminals, organising themselves along the lines of drug cartels, are changing the ‘rules’ of ransomware attacks to keep ahead of the au [...]
VIDEO: SAIA heralds the importance of the Nairobi Declaration
Pamela Ramagaga of the South African Insurance Association talks to Gareth Stokes about signing the Nairobi Declaration and how an industry associatio [...]
Insurers upping their game ahead of COP26
As the world heads toward the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November (COP26), the world’s insurers are stepping up their actions a [...]
Work underway to help insurance companies achieve net zero
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is leading work on a new report, Insurance systems for the climate decade, that wi [...]
Being a responsible corporate citizen essential
The pandemic has disrupted the world, resulting in a significant economic turmoil that has led the African economy into its first recession in 25 year [...]