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Europe
G-SIIs: issues, policies and challenges after designation–Julian Adams, PRA & Bank of England
The financial crisis underscored the disruption that individual financial institutions can cause to the wider financial system and real economy and has amplified our appreciation of the risks that firms…
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Africa
Africa launches its first pool for catastrophe drought risks
The first catastrophe insurance pool for African nations has been launched by African Risk Capacity (ARC), a specialised agency set up by the African Union to help member states become…
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Africa
Call for regulatory harmonisation across Africa
Corporates and their insurers and reinsurers could benefit if African regulators harmonised their rules, according to leading market players.
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Africa
Africa growth looks robust
In its latest Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) Credit Overview, Fitch Ratings expected growth in SSA to remain robust in 2014, rising to 5.4% from 5.1% in 2013, despite slower growth…
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Africa
Kenyan firm’s security advisory impact
Kenyan tourism companies are increasingly concerned about the impact on their business after the UK government advised against all but essential travel to certain parts of the country.
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Africa
Cell phones to scale up low income targeted products
Mobile phones are seen as a key facilitator for the distribution of micro-insurance and takaful products in Sub Saharan Africa but players say regulatory issues need to be addressed if…
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Africa
Business interests stay calm as politicians toughen against Boko Haram
Five heads of African countries met in France last month with the French president to discuss security issues across the region, following the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls by the terrorist…
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Africa
News in brief
Africa Re Results, Greenfield foreign investment recovering, Broker news, Chemical potential and New Cote d’Ivoire director.
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Africa
Smoke and mirrors–comment
The past couple of months have reflected the seesaw nature of international business in many ways.
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Africa
Risk managers need help to deliver educated global programme message to board says Ferma president
According to Julia Graham, President of Ferma, risk managers are struggling to get to grips with some of the complexities surrounding global programmes and therefore find it challenging to explain…
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Africa
Infrastructure fuels growth for political risk insurer
Infrastructure development across Sub Saharan African is supporting growth in the east Africa-based African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), according to its CEO.
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Africa
Clyde moves to South Africa
As part of what seems to be a growing trend among international insurance law firms, Clyde & Co is opening two offices in South Africa.
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Africa
Insurance grows 7% across Africa
African written premiums grew 7.28% in 2012, according to new figures from market analyst Axco Insurance Information Services.
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Africa
No surprises in South African elections
‘Business as usual’ may not be good enough to lure international investors to South Africa, something that risk managers need to bear in mind.
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Africa
Comfort with risk–Oscar Edelsvärd, Gen Re
Oscar Edelsvärd, Global Property Facultative, Branch Manager for Gen Re in Johannesburg, talks about the state of the insurance sector and the key role risk management plays at all levels…
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Africa
Captives–Industry sector
CRA reports on the growth of interest in captives from African companies and some of the options at their disposal.
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Africa
Kenya–Country focus
Kenya is enjoying sustained economic growth and plenty of confidence for the future, as Steve Mbogo reports.
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Africa
African Insurance Organisation conference report
Almost 750 delegates from across the world gathered in Kigali earlier this month for the African Insurance Organisation’s annual conference. Liz Booth reports from the event.
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Association News
Insurance buyers are urged to demand contracts at inception
Insurance buyers should demand that their insurers produce full contract documentation on or before the policy goes live rather than the 30 days after inception required by the UK regulator,…
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Association News
Airmic urges buyers to use database before consulting insurers
Leading Airmic figures yesterday encouraged insurance buyers to consult its newly launched Insight Risk Manager tool for information on global programme compliance before they seek the advice of insurers because…
