Tag: Feature
Two flood insurance products launched for Ghana in major collaborative effort
Two parametric flooding policies have been launched in the Ghana market in response to the increasing flood risk and limited financial protection.
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IRMSA welcomes City Power-Eskom agreement but urges continued vigilance in risk management
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has welcomed an agreement between City Power and Eskom, which has averted imminent power cuts t [...]
Oil giant Shell wins appeal, after earlier ruling insists it cuts carbon emissions by 45%
Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case in the Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut its carbon emissions by 45%.
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Developing markets could benefit from new carbon credits markets, says UN
Developing markets could benefit from new flows of finance after delegates at COP29 agreed a new deal on the international carbon credits market.
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Kenya’s Safaricom makes foray into insurance after regulatory clearance
Kenya’s biggest telecommunications firm Safaricom has received regulatory approval to offer insurance services after a four-year wait, giving it room [...]
Celebrating a decade of recognising journalistic talent and excellence in the re/insurance industry
Continental Reinsurance has launched the 10th edition of the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards (2025), marking a decade of recognising jo [...]
Sustainability is a catalyst for long-term growth and resilience, suggests Kenya’s CIC Insurance
Kenya’s CIC Insurance Group has launched its first-ever sustainability report and also unveiled a five-year sustainability strategy in which it promis [...]
Africa Re improves GWP in third quarter
Africa Re enjoyed almost 9% of growth in the third quarter (Q3) as it recorded gross written premium income of US$879.05-million at th [...]
Global natural catastrophe insured losses exceed $102bn, warns Aon
In its Q3 Global Catastrophe Recap report, broker Aon has revealed that there were at least 280 notable global natural disaster events in the Q1-Q3 pe [...]
Climate change still tops AXA’s risk list for 2024, but misinformation a rapidly growing threat
AXA’s 11th Future Risks Report has revealed the polycrisis facing societies and warned that the risks around false information are growing rapidly, wh [...]