Tag: Opinion
Staying ahead of cybercrime is a business imperative
It is predicted that there will be 7.5 billion internet users by 2030, and that more than 111 billion lines of new software code are produced each yea [...]
Back to the 9 to 5?
Will people return to the office when it’s safe to do so? Since the start of the pandemic last year, organisations and employees across the world have [...]
Double triggers and risk pools are central to innovative pandemic covers
Global reinsurers are leading the charge to develop pandemic risk solutions that will better respond to the growing frequency and severity of infectio [...]
Covid-19 impact on gender diversity at work only just starting
The pandemic is a watershed moment for gender equality and an African Union report notes the importance of a gendered perspective in the analysis of t [...]
Smart sensors are revolutionising the insurance and reinsurance sectors
There is a paradigm shift taking place in the insurance industry, driven by new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, [...]
Opinion: Building back better post-Covid-19
The spread of Covid-19 in many African countries has been more contained than some had expected in 2020, and the death toll slightly reduced. Experts [...]
Growing your business in 2021
The truth about being a professional insurance broker in east Africa is that it’s hard work. As every fiscal year comes to an end, the discussions pre [...]
Opinion: Africa’s debt to China – the implications
Public debt in sub-Saharan Africa has increased dramatically in the last ten years, with countries borrowing heavily from China to fund major infrastr [...]
Opinion: Insurance industry faces pivotal moment in terms of sustainability and resilience
Insurance plays a leadership role. I also believe that now is the time for the insurance industry to take courage from our heritage and take up its le [...]
Opinion: how to build financial services back post-Covid
It is ten months this week since Kenya – where UK aid-funded FSD Africa has its headquarters – confirmed its first case of coronavirus (Covid-19). Tod [...]