Tag: Feature
Insurers must innovate to build resilience
A new blog from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has found there are growing efforts within the insurance and banking sectors to revie [...]
2019: another year of devastating natural disasters
Aon’s Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight 2019 annual report has found that 2019 was another year of devastating natural disasters around the globe [...]
Kenya set to resume payments to ARC
The Kenyan government is reported to be planning to resume its insurance cover with Africa Risk Capacity (ARC).
The move comes as the country faces [...]
VIDEO: Prince of Wales urges insurers to take collective global action on climate change
Speaking at a ClimateWise conference, hosted by insurance broker Aon, the Prince of Wales has urged the insurance industry and the individuals wit [...]
Insurers have golden opportunity to sell agriculture insurance in Zimbabwe
There is a golden opportunity for insurers to sell more agricultural insurance in Zimbabwe – but only if they improve awareness and access to cover.
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Sustainability at top of agenda as South Africa’s load shedding resumes
Eskom, South Africa’s main supplier of power, has warned business could face 18 months of power cuts as it battles to improve its infrastructure. Insu [...]
IMF suggests three-pronged approach to resilience
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has outlined a three-pronged approach to disaster resilience, consistent with maintaining fiscal sustainability. [...]
AfDB suggests African states that invest in infrastructure and education will be most resilient
The African Development Bank (AfDB) warns there is an urgent need for capacity building and suggests that states invest more in education and infrastr [...]
European court ruling provides clear warning to businesses
A Dutch Supreme Court ruling is a clear warning to businesses as well as to governments to take climate change seriously, after the court upheld the r [...]
Nigerian regulator delays recapitalisation deadline
Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has extended the insurance sector's recapitalisation deadline by six months to 31 December 2020.
I [...]