Tag: Feature
Africans remain resilient in the face of global challenges agree major institutions
Global economic storms will continue to test African institutions, agreed the continent’s leading bankers and major financial institutions.
Meeting [...]
Insurers remain resilient in face of global challenges, says IAIS
Global macro-financial conditions in 2025 were marked by slower economic growth, moderating inflation, rising uncertainty, increased protectionism, ge [...]
Companies fear food chain under increasing threat, warns Willis
Fears over food safety and health have risen sharply, with almost half of companies (45%) naming this among their biggest risks, up from 29% in 2024, [...]
Small businesses are disproportionately exposed to climate shocks, warns UN but insurance is a solution
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the economic backbone of the more than 70 countries in the Global South that make up the Vulnerable Tw [...]
Profitability holding up for insurers despite softening market, says Swiss Re
The global insurance industry is navigating a cyclical slowdown, but profitability is holding up, according to Swiss Re.
In its latest report on gl [...]
Small wind turbines could revolutionise electricty supply in rural Africa, suggests WRI
Much of the conversation around wind power often focuses on large-scale utility wind farms that provide energy to power grids deployed across cities, [...]
Boards warned AI is already creating new risk
South African boards that fail to govern artificial intelligence (AI) are not choosing caution, they are choosing risk, warns Ronelle Kleyn, CEO of Fl [...]
MGAs warned to improve governance around AI in new paper
Managing general agents have been urged to establish formal artificial intelligence (AI) governance frameworks before growing operational, cyber and r [...]
South Africa’s extensive autumn flooding analysed by JBA
Successive low-pressure systems brought destructive flooding, landslides and damaging winds to large parts of South Africa during May 2026, causing fa [...]
ESG-driven models could boost insurers’ resilience to future shocks
As climate-related disasters grow in frequency and severity across the globe, insurance companies are increasingly embracing Environmental, Social, an [...]