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Africa
The great debate: Are risk professionals ready to consider opportunity alongside risk?
There are some interesting changes afoot in the corporate governance of risk in South Africa. A recent Risk Summit held…
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Africa
No room for complacency about marine risks – even for landlubbers
No risk manager should ignore the risks resulting from the movement of goods around the world. With 80% of the…
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Africa
Regulatory change worries Kenyan insurance industry
Insurers are calling on regulators to give them more time to implement planned risk-based supervision.
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Africa
A lot to consider
We say it so often, but…‘Have we ever been busier?’ It seems our working lives have become 24/7 occupations, where…
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Africa
Africa still a good long-term bet despite tough start to 2016
Despite a difficult few months for African markets, the continent has pockets of resilience and dynamism which informed, long-term investors…
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Africa
Insurers jockey for position to develop African business
As interest in African insurance businesses continues to grow, insurers from outside the continent are competing for a space at…
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Africa
Growth looks set to continue for African insurance markets
Emerging market opportunities abound across Africa as individual markets race to catch up with more developed areas. Liz Booth takes…
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Africa
Hard work stands to be rewarded across the continent
KPMG has warned of protectionist measures in African markets. However, both KPMG and the International Monetary Fund still see opportunities…
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Africa
Time for Africans to take control of their future
Development of business and growing the economies of African countries should not be dependent on investment from outside the continent…
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Africa
Call for capital flight from Africa to be curbed as 11% of premiums leave the continent
For some years, insurers and reinsurers across Africa have been raising concerns about the volume of premiums leaving the continent…
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Africa
Rating agencies in spotlight as concerns continue on African risks
The political risk environment across Sub Saharan Africa continues to worry the rating agencies, with AM Best voicing its concerns…
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Africa
African insurance markets are more robust but penetration is still low
African insurers have yet to drive market penetration in many African countries, despite several years of economic boom across Sub…
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Africa
Insurance still ‘a hard nut to crack’ across the continent
Insurance professionals attending the recent African Insurance Organisation (AIO) annual conference in Morocco admitted, as they face a huge number…
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Association News
Light at the end of the tunnel as EC moves on non-financial reporting
Ferma’s decision to tell the European Commission that ERM is the best method for companies to comply with new EU…
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CRE Insurance
Oil price and political risks hit country supply chain resilience
Sharp declines in the price of oil and increased political risk have seen a number of countries slip down FM…
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Africa
Exchange rate struggles continue across Africa in the face of US dollar strength
South Africa is set to weaken further, according to rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), as it and a number…
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Africa
World Bank warning on Sub Saharan Africa growth affecting mood for investment
Economic activity in Sub Saharan Africa slowed in 2015, with GDP growth averaging 3%, down from 4.5% in 2014. This…
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Africa
Up close and personal
The moment something becomes personal is the moment you realise you should have been better prepared. This might seem a…
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Africa
$33bn of losses due to natural disasters and $23bn to cargo theft in 2014
One third of the world’s fastest-growing exporters are located in countries rated as high risk for human rights or environmental…
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Africa
CICA Re seeks a piece of east Africa market
Togo-based CICA Re has opened a liaison office in Nairobi, as Kenya becomes a favoured destination for insurance and reinsurance…