Insurance
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Microinsurance and Takaful could pave way for growing corporate sector
Microinsurance and takaful could provide the Nigerian market with a useful springboard to more corporate insurance sales, according to Ayodapo…
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Political risk offerings increasing
With political risk concerns so high up the agenda for risk managers operating across Sub Saharan Africa, it’s no surprise…
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South Africa–country focus
South Africa remains a dominant player in Sub Saharan Africa, particularly in terms of the insurance market.
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South Africa–country focus
Risk managers are increasingly hungry for risk management training and qualifications, according to the Institute of Risk Management South Africa.
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Consider the risks
South African risk managers are facing some new challenges and plenty of old ones too. Here, Commercial Risk Africa reproduces…
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Rising wages, poverty and unemployment top South African challenges
Regulation adds to the burden of South African companies, as risk managers must also factor in increasing wages for those…
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Risk management coming of age in Nigeria
Perceptions matter, not least because they are so hard to shift, but Nigeria has to do just that if it…
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Too close to the action?
Despite their knowledge of risk, insurance companies can be oddly sceptical about enterprise risk management. But things are changing.
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AIRC report
The 2015 Africa Insurance & Reinsurance Conference in Nairobi in June looked at all the latest industry developments and innovations…
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Technology risk tops ACE Barometer as risk managers call for better transfer solutions
Technology, supply chain and regulatory risks are the top three concerns of executives responsible for risk management in Europe, the…
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Airmic disappointed by big hike in UK Insurance Premium Tax
Airmic is disappointed by the rise in the UK's Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) announced this week and has urged businesses…
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New Ferma board member fears capacity loss following M&As
Newly elected Ferma board member Dirk Wegener fears that the current spate of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the insurance…
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IT professionals concede cyber threat under reported: survey
A new survey of IT professionals by Lieberman Software Ltd finds that 87% of respondents believe 'huge financial' cyber hacks…
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RMS teams up with UN and World Bank to provide free cat models for governments
RMS, the US-based catastrophe modelling firm, this week announced that governments will have free access to RMS(one), the company's real-time…
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Guernsey enlists OECD in fight to clear its name with EC
Guernsey has stepped up its efforts to clear its name after it appeared on an allegedly incorrect European Commission 'black…
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Corporate round-up
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions opens Madrid office to service Iberian clients, ACE doubles terrorism, political violence and war risk capacity…
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Asset managers not ready for Solvency II finds survey
Captive owners will be concerned to hear that more than one in three insurance professionals and fund managers (36%) believe…
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Corporate round-up
XL Catlin appoints Brendan Plessis as head of emerging markets, Peak Re names Eckart Roth as CRO and Skuld recruits…
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ACE buys Chubb for $28.3bn to join international insurance ‘elite’
ACE has announced that it will acquire Chubb Corporation for $28.3bn to create a global insurance group generating over $30bn…
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Willis merger with Towers Watson welcome news for risk managers in need of global alternatives
London-based global broker Willis and US-based employee benefits consulting firm Towers Watson have signed a definitive merger agreement to create…