Tag: Feature
UK pledges £200m to help adaption to climate change across Africa
The UK has announced a significant increase in its financial support to the poorest African countries that bear the brunt of climate change.
Speaki [...]
Emmanuel Mokobi Aryee named as new Africa head for Prudential
Prudential has named Emmanuel Mokobi Aryee as the new chief executive officer for Africa to oversee the operations of Prudential in its [...]
COP27: Global insurers call for collective action to prevent loss of life and reduce economic losses from future natural disasters
Leaders at COP27 must prioritise adaptation and the building of resilience to the impacts of climate change, warned the Global Federation of Insurance [...]
Insurance has key role to play as COP27 summit thrashes out difficult issues
The first of two days of the World Leaders Summit at COP27 was marked with dramatic – at times bleak – warnings. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General o [...]
Worry for insurers as employees overestimate their cybersecurity skills, warns Kaspersky
All insurers should be worried by some new statistics which are emerging about cybersecurity among employees – and cyber insurers should be even more [...]
Insurance will play ever larger part in managing climate change risks, suggest Egyptian insurers
Insurance and other risk transfer and financing mechanisms will become increasingly important in managing catastrophic risk as countries transition to [...]
Lessons from Covid-19: insurance could be solution for future crises, says UNDP
Covid-19 has exposed deficiencies and gaps in healthcare worldwide, in countries rich and poor, large and small, inadequacies which contributed to mor [...]
Climate change costing Africa 15% of GDP every year
Africa loses as much as 15% of its GDP per capita, every year, due to the impact of climate change. The socioeconomic and environmental damage of drou [...]
Increases in commercial insurance rates easing slightly, reports Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices increased 6% in the third quarter of 2022 (down from an 9% increase in Q2), according to broker Marsh.
Its Globa [...]
New cyber threats emerging as attackers change tack, warns Allianz
Ransomware remains a top cyber risk for organisations globally, while business email compromise incidents are on the rise and will increase further in [...]