Tag: Feature
The changing perils of insurance
Insurance is defined as a means of protection from unexpected financial losses. However, as times have changed, so has the landscape of insurance.
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How can we use scenario planning to analyse the key outcomes of the South African state of the nation address?
Now that the talking is done, the analysis completed and criticism levelled, how do we move proactively from a state of the nation address (SONA) that [...]
Brokerslink adds four new partners across Africa
Broking business, Brokerslink, has bolstered its presence in Africa by adding four new affiliates to its global network, from Algeria, Ethiopia, Libya [...]
The apocalyptic collapse of South Africa’s national energy grid proves uninsurable
Insurers and reinsurers plying their trade in South Africa have finally taken steps to protect their balance sheet from the potential collapse of the [...]
How can investors make ESG accessible?
We’ve seen climate activists chaining themselves to the goalposts or taking to the pitch to disrupt major football fixtures in the English Premier Lea [...]
How standalone terrorism coverage can reduce an insured’s total cost of risk
Throughout 2022, the public learned of plots to kidnap elected officials, politically motivated shootings and bomb threats. Politically motivated acts [...]
Investment in climate adaptation needed to avoid billions in climate damages across Africa
Failure to invest the bare minimum needed to withstand projected climate damage could cost emerging markets hundreds of billions in climate damages an [...]
Data and analytics set to make huge difference to healthcare outcomes across Africa – benefiting insurers and insureds alike
What actions can African countries, healthcare providers and healthcare organisations take to improve the provision of health services to the continen [...]
IFRS17 set to change profit patterns for insurers, concludes Moodys
IFRS 17, the new insurance reporting standard that took effect in January 2023, will change insurers’ reported earnings and equity as it alters their [...]
Political risk is highest seen globally in the last five years, warns Verisk Maplecroft
After two years in which the Covid-19 pandemic served as the primary source of global instability, the conflict in Ukraine was the main driver of risk [...]