Tag: Opinion

African insurers must shift away from manual processes to remain sustainable
Insurers, brokers and the banks are still relying on manual processes according to recent research, for selling insurance, onboarding and engaging wit [...]

Five steps risk professionals and their companies can adopt to combat corruption
Corruption remains a pervasive and detrimental problem in South Africa and is continuing to undermine economic growth, diminishes public trust, and hi [...]

South Africa’s youth skills crisis should concern insurers too
The lack of adequate skills and education among South African youth has far-reaching implications, including high unemployment rates, limited economic [...]

Common sense and social consequence should be part of the net-zero debate
If you spend enough time on YouTube and other social media platforms, and you are prepared to entertain content that does not conform to the mainstrea [...]

P&C insurers who embrace net zero stand to capture the value at stake, argues McKinsey
Jonas Chinczewski, Aontio Grimaldi, Robin Huettemann, Sylvain Johannson, Christie McNeil and Philipp Schaumburg, representing McKinsey’s insurance practice April 5, 2023
The January publication of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) “target setting protocol” marked a turning point and a step forward for the insuranc [...]

Insurance penetration will never be 100%, warns actuary
A 100% insurance penetration rate would mean that the total value of insurance premiums equals the entire GDP of a country. This is impossible because [...]

South African power crisis showing no sign of abating
Witnessing the far-reaching effects of South Africa’s continuing power cuts has been tremendously disheartening.
The frequent and extended power ou [...]

Nigeria in the spotlight as elections loom
For Nigeria, the overarching theme in 2023 will be the general elections and, perhaps on an equally vital note, how whoever emerges president deals wi [...]

How can we use scenario planning to analyse the key outcomes of the South African state of the nation address?
Now that the talking is done, the analysis completed and criticism levelled, how do we move proactively from a state of the nation address (SONA) that [...]

How can investors make ESG accessible?
We’ve seen climate activists chaining themselves to the goalposts or taking to the pitch to disrupt major football fixtures in the English Premier Lea [...]