Africa
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December 16, 2021
African CEOs optimistic about growth in next year
African CEOs have expressed optimism about their business and economic growth in the next 12-18 months. A survey of African…
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December 15, 2021
SCR bids to become a major regional player
Moroccan reinsurer Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR) is planning expansion across Africa, with a new strategy for the next two…
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December 10, 2021
Global supply chain disruptions set to remain but South African exports likely to rise
Global supply-chain disruptions could remain high until H2 2022, amid renewed Covid-19 outbreaks around the world, China’s sustained zero-Covid policy,…
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December 1, 2021
South Africans must support vaccination drive
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has said a renewed call by the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to…
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November 30, 2021
MS Amlin appoints Bruniecki as CUO for EMEA from Partner Re
MS Amlin has named Partner Re’s Jörg Bruniecki as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for EMEA. He will take up the…
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November 29, 2021
Swedish oil executives charged with complicity with war crimes
The Swedish Prosecution Authority has charged the chairman and the former CEO of oil and gas company Lundin Energy with…
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November 25, 2021
British nationals urged to leave Ethiopia
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is urging British nationals to leave Ethiopia now while commercial flights continue…
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November 24, 2021
A world of trouble for political violence insurers
The political violence insurance market, which covers businesses against damage caused by strikes, riots and civil commotion, is bracing itself…
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November 23, 2021
Guy Carpenter and Marsh to merge fac operations in South Africa
Guy Carpenter and Marsh, both subsidiaries of Marsh McLennan (MMC), are to combine their South Africa facultative reinsurance operations into…
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November 23, 2021
Geneva Association report urges insurers to address future risks of growing urban centres
Insurers have been urged to proactively engage in building the resilience of urban centres to the emerging risks of growing…
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November 22, 2021
Ghana regulator steps up pressure on insurers
Ghana’s National Insurance Commission (NIC) has committed to ensuring that all insurers meet new minimum capital requirements by a 31…
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November 11, 2021
Pandemic drives one third of global workers to gig economy: MAXIS survey
More than one third of full-time global workers, at 35%, said they are more likely to switch to non-traditional work,…
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November 10, 2021
Digital solutions assist in recalibrating insurance risk
Global insurers and reinsurers are leveraging technology to get closer to data, gain new insights into risk and recalibrate their…
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November 8, 2021
Swiss Re CorSo to expand in hard market
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (CorSo) has set out its growth ambitions in the hard market, which the corporate insurer expects…
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November 1, 2021
Ardonagh Group completes BGC Partners deal
Ardonagh Group has completed its $500m deal for the insurance operations of BGC Partners, which increases group revenues to $1.4bn…
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October 28, 2021
IRMSA warns of impending election risk in South Africa
The upcoming 1 November local government elections, another milestone in South Africa’s recent democratic history, are an event to be…
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October 21, 2021
Howden says pension funds could boost new disaster relief by $1.5trn
Pension fund capital worth $1.5trn could be pooled to better protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change, according…
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October 21, 2021
FM Global appoints new head of EMEA
FM Global has named the head of its EMEA division Philip Johnson as the company’s first chief learning officer and…
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October 20, 2021
Credit Suisse settles Mozambique bond probe for $475m
Swiss banking group Credit Suisse is to pay $475m to settle charges brought by both UK and US authorities over…
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October 20, 2021
South Africa has third-highest number of cyber victims worldwide
South Africa has the third-most cybercrime victims in the world, losing ZAR2bn a year. That was the shocking figure cited…