Tag: Feature
93% of African CEOS believe African trade agreement will benefit intra-African trade
The vast majority of African CEOs believe that the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will have a positive effect on l [...]
Swiss Re horizon scans for upcoming risks
The latest Swiss Re Sonar report warns that cryptoassets and climate change are among the most prominent risks for the future.
As part of its tenth [...]
ARC Group hands over $3m cheque to Zambian government after extreme drought
Following extreme drought event during the 2021/2022 agriculture season, representatives from the African Risk Capacity Group and the African Developm [...]
Shortlisted winners of the 2022 pan-African (re)insurance awards announced
The 2022 pan-African (Re)Insurance Awards include almost 20 journalists from ten African countries, selected from close to 100 submissions from 22 of [...]
Insurers and regulators must work together to close the protection gap in emerging markets, warns the IDF
Both the insurance industry and regulatory community must work together to bring insurance to the top of the policy agenda, suggests the Insurance Dev [...]
Businesses must prepare for political violence risks ahead, warns AGCS
“We are facing a crisis on top of a crisis,” said Kristalina Georgieva, MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently, referring to the combine [...]
Sovereign risk transfer scheme launched for Ghana to protect against urban floods
The Insurance Development Forum, the Ghana Ministry of Finance, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German government have launche [...]
African Development Bank invests in CICA-Re, the third reinsurer to receive its backing
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement to invest in the Joint Reinsurance Company of Member States of Conférence Interafri [...]
African Insurance Awards to celebrate seven years of excellence in Nairobi
The seventh edition of the African Insurance Awards will be held on 28 June 2022, during the African Insurance Organisation's 50th anniv [...]
Small companies proportionately worst affected by political violence, insurers warned by Imperial College Business School
Firms based in countries experiencing violent political conflicts see their inventory purchases drop as much as 20% on average as a result of economic [...]