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Africa
Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance to be launched this week
African insurance industry leaders have been urged to support the achievement of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) by signing…
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Africa
Cricket South Africa board standoff provides lessons for risk professionals
Cricket South Africa (Cricket SA) is reported to have lurched into yet another crisis, with the Members’ Council rejecting the…
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Africa
South Africa tops global list for business process services
In a boost to business confidence, South Africa has won an award as the top global location for business process…
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Africa
Mali improves fraud defences
Mali is improving its defences against banking fraud, making the west African country safer for businesses. Software security company BS/2,…
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Analysis & Opinion
Treading carefully – cross-border litigation after Brexit
The transition period has ended and, in theory at least, Brexit is now complete. This should mean there is clarity…
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Africa
African reinsurer launches PVT book
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has added war, political violence and terrorism (PVT) capacity to its growing portfolio. ASR will provide…
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Africa
Three new African country heads named by WTW
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed three new country managers to cover Cameroon, Congo and Ghana. Carole Epée has been…
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Africa
Double triggers and risk pools central to innovative pandemic covers
South Africa’s experience with non-physical damage business interruption (BI) claims following the 2020/2021 Covid-19 pandemic illustrates the devastating economic impact…
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Analysis & Opinion
The Insurance Amendment Act 2021: paving the way for 74% FDI in India’s insurance sector
The liberalisation of foreign investment in the Indian insurance sector has been a subject of debate for more than a…
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Analysis & Opinion
Building on Brexit
This article is the second in a series looking at the impact of Brexit on the construction industry. In the…
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Africa
Dozens dead as militants attack Mozambican oil town
Dozens of people are dead following an attack on Palma, a town in northern Mozambique, while hundreds of others, both…
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Africa
C-suites must plan for business continuity to address riots and violence
Whether it’s the ‘End SARS’ demonstrations in Nigeria, student protests in South Africa or clashes in Ethiopia, damages, disturbances and,…
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Africa
Shaping the future of risk management
Jonathan Crisp, director of BarnOwl and Institute of Risk Management South Africa risk intelligence committee member, explores how risk managers and…
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Africa
F&I Insurance names new MD
Donovan Harvey, a financial management specialist and WITS MBA graduate, has been named as managing director of South African firm…
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Africa
ASR appoints actuary as part of growing pan-African operation
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has appointed Peter Way as an actuary, to focus specifically on the development of in-house pricing…
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Africa
New hail risk model launched for South Africa
A new hail catastrophe risk model has been launched by Willis Re, to quantify the risk from damaging hail events…
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Africa
Policyholders to get money back from failed Kenyan insurers
Policyholders with the failed insurer Concord Insurance are to start receiving a maximum KSH250,000 payout from the country’s Policyholders Compensation…
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Africa
Morocco introduces travel ban on Algeria and Egypt to curb spread of Covid-19
Morocco has suspended all flights to and from Algeria and Egypt, as part of its efforts to curb the spread…
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Africa
Minet Kenya scoops best business insurance broker award
Insurance broker, Minet Kenya has been named as the overall best insurance broker of the year for 2020, at the…
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Analysis & Opinion
Motor insurance: analysis of the UK government decision to diverge from Vnuk
The secretary of state for transport has confirmed the UK will no longer follow the decision in Vnuk, confirming a…