Tag: Feature
Kenya’s insurance regulator eyes hefty fines for rogue bosses
Kenya’s insurance industry regulator is proposing a Bill that will see bosses who mismanage insurance companies, including falsifying financial statem [...]
African insurers face a world of transformation and must be prepared, stresses ICEA Lion boss
The importance of the African insurance market having an African solution in the face of immense change cannot be underestimated.
That was the mess [...]
Lack of data threatens Namibian businesses
Namibia’s business landscape is experiencing an alarming trend that is depriving key stakeholders of critical information essential for the future and [...]
Namibian government urges insurance sector to innovate to build sustainability
The Namibian government has given its full backing for the growth of sustainable finance, including within the insurance sector.
Namibian prime min [...]
Directors’ risks gather pace as challenges for insurers look set to increase
The global risks to directors and officers (D&O) continue to gather pace, meaning D&O insurers must step up their efforts to monitor this fast [...]
SA risk body calls for quick outcomes as government and organised business establish a partnership initiative
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) fully supports a new partnership initiative between the South African government and organised b [...]
ARC launches parametric flood risk insurance
African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group is launching an insurance mechanism for African countries to cope with the devastating effects of flooding. This par [...]
Africa has challenges but plenty of opportunity too, suggests new McKinsey report
Despite a promising start to the millennium, Africa’s long-term economic growth has been slow, warns a new report.
Reimagining economic growth in A [...]
Egyptian firm and its CEO scoop African Insurance awards
Omar Gouda, managing director of Misr Insurance, Egypt, won the coveted Insurance CEO of the year at the recent 8th Edition of the African Insurance A [...]
Young insurance professionals meet in Algiers
Young insurance professionals got together during the African Insurance Organisation’s 49th General Assembly in Algiers to meet and discuss their futu [...]