Tag: Feature
Ivory Coast set to shine this year, suggests Atradius
Ivory Coast has been named as one of five bright spots for trade this year, by credit insurer Atradius.
The others are Uruguay, Israel, Qatar, and [...]
Insurers across Africa still hampered by a lack of digitalisation, warns new report
Low digitalisation constrains insurance distribution, according to a new report, resulting in inefficiencies.
Understanding Insurance Distribution [...]
Watershed moment as Shell directors sued for failing to prepare for net zero
In what is being hailed as a pivotal moment and a warning for insurers who might see more corporate clients in the dock, ClientEarth has started legal [...]
Client engagement challenges in Africa
What are customer expectations in Africa? It depends where you are and who you’re speaking to. The population is among the most diverse [...]
Millions of Africans face food insecurity, challenging their resilience to cope with shocks
The socioeconomic situation of the urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa has worsened following the Covid-19 pandemic, with millions of people facing acute [...]
Resilience rises in the face of geopolitical threats
For the last two years, it feels like we’ve lived in a state of ongoing crisis as unexpected global events have disrupted organisations in every part [...]
Access to finance remains key issue in gender disparity
Worldwide, women’s access to finance is disproportionately low. Despite substantial overall progress – in 2017, the World Bank reported, 1.2 billion m [...]
Women need insurance or face brunt of climate crisis
Women and girls, especially in rural communities, continue to face the brunt of the climate crisis that exacerbates pre-existing inequalities, jeopard [...]
VIDEO: Insurance Retreat aims to turns words into action
Insurers from across the continent gathered in Zanzibar recently to turn talk into positive action for Africa’s insurance industry. The president of t [...]
Lack of leadership threatens South Africa, warns IRMSA
A lack of decisive, ethical, and courageous leadership translating into tangible and speedy delivery has been identified as a key risk for South Afric [...]