Tag: Feature
A recession to avoid stagflation? The world economy at a crossroads, warns credit insurer Coface
Four months after the start of hostilities in Ukraine, first lessons can be drawn, according to the latest Cofcae Barometer. The conflict, which is se [...]
MNK Re opens Kenya office
MNK Re Group has appointed Steven Oluoch as chief executive of its new Kenya and East Africa office.
Mr Oluoch is a seasoned and renowned reinsuran [...]
Nairobi Securities Exchange to drive sustainability with new rating platform
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and Risk Insights have agreed to cooperate and use Risk Insights’ AI-powered ESG GPS rating platform and suite o [...]
Chedid Re and JBA Risk Management team up on flood risks
Reinsurance broker Chedid Re has signed a five-year partnership with JBA Risk Management to use the flood specialist’s global flood model.
The deal [...]
VIDEO: The importance of risk management in the ESG journey
Carol Misiko, director, risk at Britam Holdings and secretary of the Institute of Risk Management East Africa Regional Group, talks to Liz Booth about [...]
93% of African CEOS believe African trade agreement will benefit intra-African trade
The vast majority of African CEOs believe that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will have a positive effect on l [...]
Swiss Re horizon scans for upcoming risks
The latest Swiss Re Sonar report warns that cryptoassets and climate change are among the most prominent risks for the future.
As part of its tenth [...]
ARC Group hands over $3m cheque to Zambian government after extreme drought
Following extreme drought event during the 2021/2022 agriculture season, representatives from the African Risk Capacity Group and the African Developm [...]
Shortlisted winners of the 2022 pan-African (re)insurance awards announced
The 2022 pan-African (Re)Insurance Awards include almost 20 journalists from ten African countries, selected from close to 100 submissions from 22 of [...]
Insurers and regulators must work together to close the protection gap in emerging markets, warns the IDF
Both the insurance industry and regulatory community must work together to bring insurance to the top of the policy agenda, suggests the Insurance Dev [...]