Tag: Feature
Risk managers need to up their horizon scanning in power sector, suggests WTW
Broker WTW is suggesting risk managers should invest in horizon-scanning across the power sector to assess their own unique risk profile and to work w [...]
Munich Re profits up in Q3
Munich Re has seen its results improve in the last quarter, preparing and communicating financial data in accordance with two new financial reporting [...]
Policy inaction and investment risks undermine South Africa’s growth amid fiscal strain
South Africa’s latest mini budget will inevitably put more pressure on effective risk management policies, according to a local risk manager.
Risko [...]
Insurance supervisors must act on natcat risks, says IAIS
Natural catastrophe (NatCat) protection gaps – the uninsured portion of economic losses caused by natural disasters – matter for insurance supervisors [...]
South Africa’s Hollard International enters East Africa in deal with Kenya’s APA
South Africa’s insurance group Hollard International is acquiring a 20% stake in Kenya’s insurance group Apollo Investments Limited, extending its rea [...]
Risks from extreme heat need to be properly managed, warns Aon
Risk from chronic perils like extreme heat have traditionally been a blind spot in the insurance industry, despite the increasing cumulative costs of [...]
Climate change tops future risks list, warns Axa
Climate change is top of the list of 10 future risks, according to a new report from Axa XL for the third year in succession.
It is followed by cyb [...]
Warning on ransomware and extortion claims as numbers rise once again, says Allianz
Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 has seen a worrying resurgence in ransomware and extortion claims as the cyber threat lands [...]
youth@WORK honoured at IRMSA awards ceremony
Employment placement organisation youth@WORK has been awarded the industry-specific accolade on social development by the Institute of Risk Management [...]
Cameroon becomes 37th country to join Africa Risk Capacity
Cameroon is the latest country to sign up to the African Risk Capacity (ARC), making it the 37th country to join.
According to ARC, membership will [...]