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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…
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Africa
Reinsurers across the continent reshaping for new operating environments
Warren Koch, business development actuarial consultant at Munich Re in South Africa, spoke to Liz Booth about the environment for…
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Africa
Collaboration and communication key to success
Delphine Maidou, the first black woman to head the Insurance Institute of South Africa, talks to Liz Booth about her…
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Africa
Culture shift still needed in South Africa
Arriving to live and work in South Africa in 2012 after years of working in London, Mal Chirume, chief risk…
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Africa
Global oil price continues to dominate risks list in Nigeria
The Nigerian government is grappling with a struggling economy in the wake of the global collapse in oil prices in…
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Africa
Regulators urge local and international insurance players to up their game
International insurers are not doing enough to help local markets when they come to some African countries, according to commissioner…
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Africa
Exchange rate and political risk still head major concerns for risk managers
Risk managers across Africa, together with those attending Commercial Risk Africa’s Risk Frontiers Sub Saharan Africa event in London, fear…
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Africa
CPD available through Commercial Risk Africa
Commercial Risk Africa has launched continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for southern Africa readers.
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Africa
News in brief
Continental Re alters share structure, Online insurance move, New Shariah-compliant PV product, M-Pesa spreads worldwide, New office for Charles Taylor,…
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Africa
Sharing the burden of responsibility
A problem shared is a problem halved, as the saying goes, and it seems that is true wherever in the…
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Africa
Africa set for continent-wide insurance explosion: Mermoux
Demand for insurance is set to explode across the continent, according to Geraldine Mermoux, associate general manager of FINACTU Group.
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Africa
Casserley: Multi-strike approach needed to tackle cyber risks
A multi-dimensional approach is needed to tackle cyber security risk, according to broker Willis Towers Watson.
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Africa
Warning for risk managers on onerous new tax rules
Transfer pricing documentation for large taxpayers will soon be compulsory, rather than simply preferred best practice in South Africa. However,…
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Africa
GIC Re South Africa gears up for African growth
GIC Re South Africa unveiled its expansion plans for Sub Saharan Africa, as well as a new global chairperson, at…
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Africa
Africa still offers opportunities for insurance market
New opportunities for the insurance market abound across Africa, with Zambia, Ghana and Kenya in the spotlight according to a…
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Africa
Restructuring risks: An insider’s perspective
Commercial Risk Africa recently met with Brendan Maseti, group risk manager and Lester Jacobs, remuneration and benefits manager, of the…
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Africa
News in brief
Microinsurance on rise, South African exams open, Ace grows South African team, Kenya visa initiative and Private equity challenge.
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Africa
Up and running for 2016
It certainly seems to be the season for risk reports, with global, regional, local and even sector-specific reports all being…
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Africa
Global survey reveals CFOs value ‘soft skills’ and collaboration
Chief financial officers (CFOs) not only want their teams to be well-versed in accounting principles but increasingly value “soft skills”…
