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Africa
Data key to African insurers’ sustainability
Data and the use of information will be critical for insurers’ sustainability, delegates at a recent webinar heard. Zep Re…
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Africa
Kenyan companies warned that banks are preparing for bad loans
Company defaults on debt are expected to surge in Kenya as the Covid-19 pandemic hits the east African economy hard.…
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Africa
Covid-19: South African risks and opportunities
“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” said Rahm Emanuel during the 2008 global financial crisis. “This catchphrase has…
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Africa
Risk intelligence key to a sustainable future
Only by building risk-intelligent organisations will leaders be able to overcome six distinct global threats identified by the Institute of…
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Africa
Social media remains key reputational risk
A recent tweet by a director of Cricket South Africa relating to a cancelled sponsorship highlights an issue for South…
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Analysis & Opinion
UK government issues proposals to tackle illegal deforestation in supply chains
Concerns around climate change and the environment continue to move up the corporate agenda as governments and businesses are becoming…
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Africa
Covid-19 gives Africa opportunity for transformation
The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly eroded the overall improvement in risk-reward scores seen across the African continent in recent years,…
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Africa
Africa Re’s profits hold steady despite Covid-19
African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) achieved gross premium income of $393.04m at the end of the second quarter of 2020,…
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Africa
Continental Re sees profits rise amid cautious optimism
Continental Re has reported, as at half-year 2020, strong growth across all key metrics. It said gross premium income at…
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Africa
Zimbabwe organisations must raise their game on risk management
Companies in Zimbabwe must invest more in enterprise risk management (ERM), according to a new survey from the Institute of…
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Africa
President Buhari signs off Nigeria’s membership in ATI
Nigeria has become the latest full member country of Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the…
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Africa
Standard & Poor’s reaffirms Africa Re’s financial rating at A-
Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed the financial strength rating of the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) at A- (strong) with…
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Africa
ATI names new CEO
Manuel Moses has been appointed CEO of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), as the board confirmed a number of…
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Africa
Munich Re aims to broaden training with online reach
Insurers and reinsurers are using the experience gained during their hasty transition to a ‘work from home’ world to expand…
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Africa
ARC launches two Covid-19 modelling tools for Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Risk Capacity (ARC) have launched two Covid-19 modelling…
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Africa
ATI posts record eighth consecutive year of growth
Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has posted a record eighth consecutive year of growth to hit total gross assets of…
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Africa
First South African insurer settles BI claims
South Africa's fourth-largest non-life insurer Guardrisk is the first South African insurer reported to have settled business interruption (BI) claims…
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Africa
New commissioner for South Africa
South Africa’s Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) has confirmed that Dube Tshidi has been appointed by Tito Mboweni, the minister…
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Africa
New deputy commissioners appointed for Naicom
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Alhaji Sabiu Bello Abubakar and Oba Olufemi Oluniyi as deputy commissioners…
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Africa
Risk managers face uncertainty over reopening of Kenyan economy as infections spike
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over Kenya’s economy after Covid-19 infections began to spike, dashing hopes of a quick end…