Tag: Feature
Parametric development insurance shows real impact on African continent amidst calls for increased climate finance in run up to COP27
Climate finance is a hot topic in the run up to COP27. While Africa waits for developed nations to fulfil their aid pledges, climate financing is maki [...]
Insurance diversity festival opens today with events across Africa
Dive In – the insurance industry’s leading festival for diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) – is continuing its mission of enabling people to a [...]
VIDEO: Agricultural insurance ripe for success across Africa
Ewan Wheeler, CEO at Acre Africa, explains the importance of agricultural insurance and tells Liz Booth why he believes the industry is on the cusp of [...]
Time for insurers to stop claiming systemic risks are uninsurable, Ghana conference told
It is time the insurance industry stopped telling people that certain risks are uninsurable.
That was among the key messages from the Association o [...]
Views on corruption drive attitude to tax systems across the globe, insurers warned
Taxpayers’ attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study Public Trust in Tax, som [...]
Marsh provides businesses with tips to incorporate nature-related risks into their agendas
The consequences of environmental degradation on businesses are already apparent, warned broker Marsh.
It said extreme biodiversity loss, widesprea [...]
Growing call for funding to support Africa and agriculture
The clamour to support the poorest nations – and those suffering the greatest impact from climate change – is growing in the run-up to COP27 in Egypt [...]
Insurers must be prepared for huge hurdles ahead, warns Deloitte
Deloitte has questioned where insurers are ready for further sudden and emerging challenges in 2023.
In its latest outlook on the industry, Deloitt [...]
AM Best confirms global reinsurance market is stable
Despite lingering economic and operational challenges stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, AM Best’s outlook for the global reinsurance industry remai [...]
Insurers among investors calling on governments to set ambitious climate change funding targets
Investor groups from around the world are publicly advocating for governments to enact ambitious policies that would leverage the private capital requ [...]