Tag: Feature
Sun City event back on the agenda
The 2021 African Insurance Exchange (AIE) conference is to be held on 2-3 August 2021 as a hybrid event.
The main conference will be held in Sun Ci [...]
Opinion: Africa’s debt to China – the implications
Public debt in sub-Saharan Africa has increased dramatically in the last ten years, with countries borrowing heavily from China to fund major infrastr [...]
Opinion: Insurance industry faces pivotal moment in terms of sustainability and resilience
Insurance plays a leadership role. I also believe that now is the time for the insurance industry to take courage from our heritage and take up its le [...]
Risk modelling and technical assistance among key achievements for IDF as it celebrates its five-year milestone
In 2020, the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) secured funding from private sector members for risk modelling infrastructure work, which will play a k [...]
Insurers must not forget legal and compliance issues as they fight to recover from Covid-19 pandemic
In a new and evolving world, companies will go full throttle on financial recovery and growth, hoping to avoid becoming one the pandemic’s corporate c [...]
Insurers have crucial role to play in transition towards a more sustainable climate
Managing risk is the purpose of the insurance business. Therefore, better understanding climate-related risks and opportunities and publishing decisio [...]
VIDEO: Putting the UN PSI Principles into practice
As the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance initiative launches a major report – Insuring the climate transition – Liz Booth speaks to Dorothy [...]
Climate change and transition to renewables set to transform energy insurance market
Climate change and the subsequent transition to renewable energy and low-carbon initiatives, as well as the growing significance of environmental soci [...]
Opinion: Data privacy key in minimising risks
As businesses look to overcome the challenges of 2020, they will have a number of goals in mind. For some, it will be about survival while others will [...]
Africa mirrors the world in terms of top risks, says insurer
A trio of Covid-19-related risks heads up the tenth Allianz Risk Barometer 2021, reflecting potential disruption and loss scenarios that companies are [...]