Tag: Feature
Burkino Faso signs participation agreement with ATI
The government of Burkina Faso has signed a Participation Agreement with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a condition precedent to the disbur [...]
Nat cat insured losses rise globally in 2021
Extreme weather events in 2021, including a deep winter freeze, floods, severe thunderstorms, heatwaves and a major hurricane, resulted in annual insu [...]
Ecobank links with insurers to serve SME customers
Ecobank Group’s commercial banking business has partnered with Old Mutual, Allianz, SUNU, Sanlam and NSIA, to offer a range of bancassurance solutions [...]
Africa’s CEOs believe AfCFTA set for major positive impact
Africa’s CEOs firmly believe that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to have a hugely positive impact on the region’s econom [...]
Senegal joins ATI with €15m of support from Europe
Senegal has joined the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) as its 20th member state, on its 20th anniversary, with a subscribed capital [...]
Reinsurance sector remains resilient but faces major challenges
The reinsurance sector remains financially and operationally resilient but continues to face macroeconomic risks, according to the International Assoc [...]
Reinsurers need to work together to make market growth a reality
Africa’s reinsurers are competing for too small a pie and should instead work together to grow the overall market, according to Corneille Karekezi, gr [...]
Pandemic year one: SA insurers confirm 23.3% spike in fully underwritten life policy claims
South Africa-based life insurers have confirmed paying more than ZAR20.6bn against fully underwritten individual life policies in 2020, offering the l [...]
Global insurance industry to hit new records in 2022
The global insurance industry is set to reach a new record in global premiums by mid-2022, exceeding $7trn, according to Swiss Re.
Swiss Re Institu [...]
VIDEO: The cyber challenge
Graeme King, managing director – cyber at Volante Global, discusses the challenges facing the insurance industry when it comes to insuring cyber risks [...]