Tag: Feature
Cyber: dealing with a data breach
Data breaches are one of the most significant cyber threats organizations face, but when they occur, many businesses do not respond in a manner that r [...]
Five steps risk professionals and their companies can adopt to combat corruption
Corruption remains a pervasive and detrimental problem in South Africa and is continuing to undermine economic growth, diminishes public trust, and hi [...]
South Africa’s youth skills crisis should concern insurers too
The lack of adequate skills and education among South African youth has far-reaching implications, including high unemployment rates, limited economic [...]
Training on energy transition important for African insurance markets
Energy transition across Africa was the topic for a recent Organisation of Eastern and Southern Africa Insurers (OESAI) training programme for the ins [...]
Rwanda latest African country to be hit by severe weather
Floodlist has warned of flash flooding and landslides in western Rwanda which are said to have killed more than 100 people.
The floods follow sever [...]
Madagascar receives $1.5m from ARC and AfDB after cyclone Freddy
Representatives from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the African Development Bank presented two symbolic cheques to the govern [...]
Munich Re posted “pleasing” result under first IFRS17 compliant report
Munich Re achieved both a good investment result in Q1 2023 and a “pleasing operational business performance”, after reporting its results according t [...]
IMF warns SSA could suffer if global trading patterns change
Sub-Saharan Africa could stand to lose the most if the world were split into two isolated trading blocs centred around China or the US and the Europea [...]
NZIA gets boost as new member joins
The United Nations’ Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) welcomes Beneva as the first insurer domiciled and fully based in North Amer [...]
Financial inclusion ever more important for insurance supervisors in addressing natural catastrophe protection gaps
Insurance supervisors are likely to step up their work on financial inclusion, according to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IA [...]