Insurance
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Keeping up with technology biggest risk for airline sector: Willis
Inability to keep up with the pace of technological change is the number one risk for airlines, according to the…
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Corporate round-up
AGCS appoints Elke Vagenende as head of market management UK and Charles Taylor names O'Neil head of Middle East.
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East Africa wakes up to the potential of commercial farming
East Africa has begun to experience a rapid transition from subsistence agriculture towards commercialisation, especially among young, small-scale farmers. Steve…
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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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Soft commodity cycle and El Niño hit SADC growth prospects
Gareth Stokes reports on commodities and drought and looks at the damaging effects on the SADC region.
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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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Risk management moving to heart of insurance future across Africa
Regulation, compliance, technology and supply chain risk all sit at the top of concerns for both African and global risk…
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SSA commercial borrowing to decrease as investment opportunity is realised
The 18 publicly rated Sub Saharan African sovereigns will borrow an equivalent of $37bn from long-term commercial sources in 2016,…
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Time to close that protection gap
G7 countries currently account for almost 65% of the world’s insurance premiums, even though they comprise just over 10% of…
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Mining, oil and gas facing tough times across Africa
Two major sectors for African business face tough times ahead, according to new reports from EY.
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Market needs to build trust with regulators to encourage harmonisation for global programmes
If risk managers at multinational corporations want supervisors to make it easier to build cross-border insurance programmes by introducing more…
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Virtual data rooms raise cyber security consciousness
The increasing use of virtual data rooms to facilitate merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Africa is driving investments in…
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Africa the new frontier for innovative insurance solutions
Commercial Risk Africa held its Sub Saharan Africa: The Next Generation Emerging Market event in London at the end of…
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CPD available through Commercial Risk Africa
Commercial Risk Africa has launched continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities for southern Africa readers.
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Rating agencies unable to track willingness to pay claims
Reporting from Commercial Risk Africa’s Sub Saharan Africa: The Next Generation Emerging Market event in London, Ben Norris heard why…
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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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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 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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Kenyan agents rue introduction of bancassurance
Insurance agents in Kenya continue to bemoan the introduction of bancassurance, saying it is driving agents out of business and…
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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.