Tag: Feature
Uganda nears rollout of Islamic insurance as IRA awaits Finance Minister’s approval
Uganda is set to launch Takaful, a Shariah-compliant insurance model aimed at enhancing financial inclusion and catering to the needs of the Muslim co [...]
Protecting integrity defenders must become a national priority for South Africa, ACFE warns
South Africa has reached a point where corruption is no longer a matter of misallocated budgets or inflated invoices. It has become a threat to person [...]
ATIDI works to boost Japan’s links to Africa
To deepen economic ties between Japan and Africa, the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group [...]
Africa Re announces strong half-year 2025 financial results
African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has reported strong financial results for the first half of 2025, underpinned by continued growth in p [...]
Disaster risk financing must start with preparedness, not payouts, Riskonet Africa warns
As South Africa faces a rising tide of climate shocks, collapsing infrastructure and mounting insurance claims, the National Treasury’s new plan to ov [...]
Insurers could improve internal modelling of natcats, suggests Aon survey
Almost half of insurers do not license catastrophe models and only 27% have dedicated model evaluation teams, potentially limiting their insights and [...]
AI, climate and distribution take centre stage at Africa’s premier insurance event
The second day of the 51st African Insurance Exchange (AIE 2025) got underway on a cold but sunshiny winter’s day at Sun City, South Africa. But your [...]
Seeding sustainable growth across African insurance markets
The 51st African Insurance Exchange (AIE 2025), hosted at Sun City in South Africa, brought together more than 1,200 insurance professionals from 20 c [...]
Moody’s revises Africa Specialty Risks upwards
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has welcomed the revision of its outlook to positive on its Moody’s Baa1 insurance financial strength rating.
Mikir Sh [...]
Munich Re sees higher H1 2025 natcat figures, with African cyclones contributing to the losses
Worldwide, natural disasters caused overall losses of around US$131 billion in the first half of 2025 (previous year, adjusted for inflation: $155 bil [...]