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Middle East tensions ripple across insurance and commodity markets, reaching Africa

Middle East tensions ripple across insurance and commodity markets, reaching Africa

It did not take long for the Iran-Israel-United States (US) conflict to spill over into the entire Middle East region, resulting in major disrupti [...]
Les tensions au Moyen-Orient se répercutent sur les marchés de l’assurance et des matières premières, touchant l’Afrique

Les tensions au Moyen-Orient se répercutent sur les marchés de l’assurance et des matières premières, touchant l’Afrique

Il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que le conflit entre l'Iran, Israël et les États-Unis s'étende à l'ensemble du Moyen-Orient, entraînant des perturbati [...]
War-driven pressures signal call for African insurers to strengthen risk strategies

War-driven pressures signal call for African insurers to strengthen risk strategies

In a world where more than 80% of global merchandise trade is transported by sea, insurance is not merely a financial service; it is the backbone [...]
Les pressions liées aux conflits appellent les assureurs africains à renforcer leurs stratégies de gestion des risques

Les pressions liées aux conflits appellent les assureurs africains à renforcer leurs stratégies de gestion des risques

Dans un monde où plus de 80 % du commerce mondial de marchandises s'effectue par voie maritime, l'assurance n'est pas seulement un service financier ; [...]
Co-operation clauses and insurance claims denial: the consequences of concealing material information

Co-operation clauses and insurance claims denial: the consequences of concealing material information

Phillip Karugaba, executive, and Phillip Muhumuza, associate in the Uganda office of ENS, explain the implications of a recent judgment in Uganda when [...]
Fresh round of insurer failures puts Kenya’s risk-based capital reform in focus

Fresh round of insurer failures puts Kenya’s risk-based capital reform in focus

The recent placement of three insurers under statutory management in Kenya has brought the issue of capital adequacy and risk governance in the countr [...]
AI-driven scams prompt Ugandan insurers to seek shared fraud database

AI-driven scams prompt Ugandan insurers to seek shared fraud database

Uganda’s insurance industry is considering the creation of a shared fraud database as part of efforts to counter increasingly sophisticated scams that [...]
​Zimbabwe’s funeral cover boom constrains reinsurance market

​Zimbabwe’s funeral cover boom constrains reinsurance market

Zimbabwe’s insurance industry is experiencing a structural imbalance that analysts say is quietly limiting the growth of reinsurance and broader risk [...]
Opinion: Distribution strategy is crucial in improving access to microinsurance products

Opinion: Distribution strategy is crucial in improving access to microinsurance products

Aggrey Mulumbi, managing director of KCB Bancassurance Intermediary, Dr. Caleb Odhiambo Onjure and Professor Jane Muriithi continue with the discussio [...]
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