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Africa Re grows insurance revenue by 8.5% and delivers a net profit of US$96.7 million in the first half of 2026
The African Reinsurance Corporation has delivered a robust operating performance in the first half of 2026, with insurance service reven [...]
Innovative financing holds key to Uganda’s national health insurance dream amid sustainability fears
For more than two decades, Uganda’s ambition to establish a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has remained one of the country’s most anticipated [...]
Ensuring the future: Delivering professionalism and building capital
Today, Kenya’s College of Insurance and Africa Ahead are proud to publish a new report as the College enters a new phase of growth, building on a deca [...]
Heatwaves across global north trigger growing concern about climate change impact in Africa
As much of the more developed world suffers heatwaves, there is growing realisation about the likely impact of climate change.
New report from Reut [...]
Lithium concentration raises fears of continuity of supply, warns WTW
Nearly half of the world's identified lithium resources are concentrated in South America's lithium triangle, making the region one of the most strate [...]
Kenyan government warns of major threat to lives and businesses from impending El Niño weather event
The Kenyan government has warned that the country may experience above-normal rainfall starting from October this year as a strong El Niño event devel [...]
Continental Re formally lists on Botswana Stock Exchange
Continental Reinsurance Holdings Limited has opened its public offer on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), marking the beginning of Botswana's first p [...]
Low natural catastrophes help Munich Re to higher first half profits
Low numbers of natural catastrophes have helped Munich Re generate a net result of €2,211m (2,085m) in the second quarter of 2026 and €3,925m (3,178m) [...]
Embedding risk management key to development planning, suggests IDF
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) will look to embed risk management earlier in development planning and investment decisions to help build resili [...]
Rising cyber fraud drives SMEs to embrace insurance
For many small business owners in Lagos, the greatest threat to survival was no longer rising rents or inflation, but a fraudulent WhatsApp message, a [...]