Insurance
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Insured losses from recent US winter storms over $1bn
Insurers face a bill of over $1bn from the adverse winter weather that swept across much of the US last…
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Creditable progress
Africa’s trade evolution will open the door for early entrants to the trade credit insurance market, writes Gareth Stokes.
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Nigeria country focus: Watching and waiting
With an election on the horizon, Nigeria is very much in a holding pattern, with foreign investors biding their time.…
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Nigeria country focus: Local content rules create new challenges for Nigerian market
The Nigerian regulator insists that local insurers are offered all business before it goes out to international markets in a…
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Risk managers conclude political risks top list of concerns for 2015
Risk managers across Africa are increasingly concerned by growing political risks across the Sub Saharan region.
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Nigeria country focus: Risk managers see broadening role to meet market challenges
Political risks still dominate the thoughts of risk managers, as Liz Booth discovered as she met a group of them…
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Oil prices and elections dominate African risks
Sub Saharan Africa continued to record the largest number of downgrades in the latest political risk map from Aon for…
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Oil & gas–industry sector
While consumers may celebrate lower prices at the fuel pumps, it is not such good news for the oil-producing states,…
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IMF strikes deal to help Ghana rebuild economy
The announcement of a staff level agreement on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal for Ghana has been welcomed by…
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Healthcare Q&A: Is your workforce fit and healthy?
Liz Booth spoke to Anne Reed, of Runsums Advisory Services and Health Gateway, about risks to the health of the…
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Africa Re & French insurance giant Axa sign deal
French insurance giant Axa has paid $61m to buy a 7.15% share of Africa Re and a seat on the…
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New campaign to improve insurance penetration underway in Kenya
A campaign to popularise microinsurance in Kenya has been launched, following the training of 60 community leaders in Embu and…
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News in brief
Emerging technologies top 10 list identified, Cyber threat to aviation and Seychelles rating.
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Holding your nerve
It’s been another busy month across Africa. Nigerians are still waiting to see what will happen in their elections this…
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Need to adapt foreseen in specialist insurance markets
The Insurance Institute of South Africa, in conjunction with the South African Underwriting Managers Association, held its first insurance forum…
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South African insurer strengthens east African ties
Another South African insurer has expanded its footprint further into Sub Saharan Africa, with Metropolitan and Momentum Insurance Groups (MMI)…
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Public and private sectors must work together to build on infrastructure opportunities
Political and regulatory risks are hampering infrastructure development, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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A year of challenges and opportunities
Businesses are exposed an increasing number of disruptive scenarios, however more CEOs believe there will be more business opportunities in…
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Bringing the Swiss style to South Africa
The direct corporate insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group is to open its first office in Africa. Liz Booth…
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Making big data work
Tanguy Touffut, of Axa Corporate Solutions, talks to Commercial Risk Africa about the risk to agriculture as climate change is…