Analysis & Opinion
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Compulsory motor insurance is Vnuk’d
In a long-awaited judgment, the UK High Court has called for the UK to extend compulsory motor insurance to vehicles…
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‘Steady as she goes’ for Mapfre as group plans continued expansion outside Spain
Mapfre global risks has ‘enjoyed’ as challenging a year as any other commercial and corporate insurance group in 2017, as…
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Teamwork and early engagement deliver superior claims service
Efficient claims management and providing quick win-win solutions to all claims situations have become more important than ever in this…
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Incident response plans: Dealing with data breaches and cyberattacks in South Africa
Organisations of all sizes and across all industry sectors are becoming targets of cyber criminals. Attacks are becoming more frequent,…
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A new year and new opportunities
Changing the old guard is never an easy thing but it seems the time had come for Zimbabwe. Now that…
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Advertorial: Your refrigerator – appliance or accomplice?
If hackers are hungry enough for information, your refrigerator is not off limits. They are not interested in what’s inside…
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Is Africa still rising? A brief overview of the investment climate
Africa remains an alluring and challenging destination for foreign investors. African governments continuously grapple to create enabling environments through the…
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The ghost of Spitzer walks again?
News broke in recent weeks that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened an inquiry into the wholesale insurance…
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Collaboration key to supply chain risk management
Supply chain risk is clearly a critical area for all companies that operate in today’s highly competitive, fast-changing and global…
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Risk managers warned to expect disruption in specialty lines
European risk managers do not need to brace themselves for a dramatic overall market hardening during 1 January renewals as…
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Bringing corporate governance principles to life
The leading roles of the corporate governance and risk management fraternities in South Africa were yet again demonstrated, by the…
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Pirates taking to the internet to plan raids
Julian Clark, head of global shipping at Hill Dickinson, explains to David Kaye why a ship raid by Somali pirates…
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Political risk: Insights for your firm
Today, as many businesses wonder how to thrive amid political uncertainty, companies with experience in emerging markets can offer insights…
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African reinsurance market offers opportunity despite challenges
The African reinsurance and insurance markets continue to offer opportunities, despite the challenges, according to Corneille Karekezi, group managing director…
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Political risk still a threat
As I write this, Kenyans have been to the polls (or not) in a re-run of the August presidential elections.…
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Agri innovation and Africa’s big risk
Food security is no longer just an ethical issue, but something deserving attention in any comprehensive risk strategy. With the…
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China Market Report: opportunities but challenges too
Economic growth may be slowing in China, but the outlook for the insurance sector remains excellent. That’s the view of…
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Building a better trigger…
Parametric insurance products are increasingly being used as an alternative to traditional insurance to address the “protection gap” and increase…
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Cyber risk management needs to be a ‘shared task’
Cybersecurity needs to be an enterprise-wide responsibility and not handed over to a single individual or department, according to Paolo…
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Cyber coming of age in Italy
Awareness about the serious threat of cyber risk is definitely on the rise in Italy after a slow start compared…