Tag: Opinion
Automating for predictable claims and underwriting outcomes
Life insurers and reinsurers are making increased use of automation as they strive to meet clients’ needs for ease of use, product transparency, real- [...]
Compelling business case for action on climate change
Beyond its environmental components, addressing climate change is about economic competitiveness and opportunity.
If we do not adapt our economy to [...]
Students need continuous mentorship to become relevant in their chosen fields of study
In March, Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre (ADC) announced the kickoff of season two of its Game of Learners (GOL) programme, an initiative aimed [...]
Financial support combined with technology could provide solutions to Africa’s growing food security risks
The Covid-19 pandemic has created massive disruption in agrifood systems around the world. It has compounded the food security situation globally, wit [...]
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 [...]