Tag: Feature
IRMSA flags growing nat cat risk in South Africa and need for companies to act to minimise risk
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has expressed deep concern over the natural disasters in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, war [...]
Willie Lategan succeeds Saks Ntombela as Hollard Group CEO
The Hollard Insurance Group has announced that Willie Lategan, former group CFO and currently CEO of Hollard’s short-term insurance arm, will take ove [...]
African firms must internalise ESG strategies to build trust and ensure long-term sustainability, says PwC
Firms conducting trade in Africa must develop and implement environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies to avail of the business growth and [...]
VIDEO: Counting the cost of ESG
Adopting the disciplines of environmental, social and governance may come at a cost but as Zipporah Chege, chief financial officer for general busines [...]
MoU to boost Islamic insurance
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and the International Federation of Islamic Takaful and Insurance Co [...]
Insurers are being negatively impacted by climate change, warns Capgemnini and Efma
Climate change is hurting the insurance industry warns the latest Capgemini World Property and Casualty Insurance Report.
It has found that insurer [...]
African governments urged to improve insurance mechanisms to lift millions out of poverty
A new report calls for an urgent need to explore innovative and affordable market-led insurance schemes which can insure the poor from f [...]
Africa Specialty Risks adds energy capacity
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-Africa-focused reinsurance group, has announced that its energy division’s capacity increased to $38m, provided [...]
African countries at growing risk of unrest, warns Verisk Maplecroft
Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal and Kenya are all listed by Verisk Maplecroft as countries facing a significant risk of civil unrest this year as food crises [...]
Shipping safety record improving but insurers cannot be complacent
The international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of about 90% of world trade, so vessel safety is critical. The sector continued it [...]