Risk Management
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Risk managers warned they must remain relevant
Risk managers must keep pace with technical developments if they are to remain relevant to their business, warned a leading…
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Political risk on increase in Tanzania as government acts against mine
Fuelling concerns around political risk in the country, the Tanzania government has sent Acacia Mining a tax bill equal to almost…
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New move to protect intellectual property rights in Kenya
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched an East African Community Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Regime Study, which aims…
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New deal to boost online payment across Africa
In another boost to digital retail across the continent, Total and Worldline have signed binding technological, commercial and financing agreements…
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North Carolina’s captive growth generates $23m for state in 2016
North Carolina’s captive insurance programme has seen considerable growth in the past year in terms of the economic impact on…
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Risk managers must think the unthinkable
Risk managers should be thinking the unthinkable and should stop believing in black swans, delegates were told at a risk…
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Fruit farmers to work together to protect interests
Fruit producers and exporters from Cameroon, Ivory Cast and Ghana have launched AFRUIBANA, as an open platform to defend the…
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Full steam ahead for Italy’s rimap certification initiative as Anra steps up
The Italian risk management community has embraced Ferma’s rimap risk management certification programme with open arms, and some 90 individuals…
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Calling all risk managers: share your insight in our Risk Frontiers Asia survey
Commercial Risk Asia is calling on all risk managers in the region to help us compile the industry’s most authoritative…
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Leading politician named in Indonesia corruption case
Indonesia House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto has been named as a key suspect in one of the biggest anti-graft…
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FedEx confirms material losses and no insurance cover for Petya attack
Global delivery company FedEx said losses from last month’s ransomware attack that brought down systems at its TNT Express division…
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International SOS launches employee tracker tool
Travel assistance company International SOS, together with Control Risks, has launched a new service that allows companies to track the…
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Lights go on in Burundi thanks to solar project
A new project has just delivered street lighting to downtown Bujumbura, extending commercial hours and personal safety. The switch-on is…
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Rwandan President calls for more intra-African trade
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called for greater intra-African trade to help African economies out of economic difficulties. He suggested…
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Risk management pay surveyed for first time
South African risk managers enjoy increasing pay packages, with benefits, according to a first ever survey by the Institute of…
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Chinese city pilots first ‘unhackable’ communication network
The city of Jinan in eastern China has successfully piloted an “unhackable” communications network using quantum communications technology, marking a…
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Singapore opens consultation on cybersecurity bill
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Ministry of Communications and Information have released the much-anticipated Cybersecurity Bill…
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Cayman adds 17 new captives in first half of 2017
The Cayman Islands added nine new insurer licences in the second quarter of 2017, according to statistics from the Cayman…
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Time to keep a watching brief
What happens in North Africa often impacts on the whole Sub Saharan African region. Liz Booth asks Toby Iles, a…
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Opportunities for insurers threatened by fraud
Steve Mbogo reports from the Africa Bancassurance & Alternative Distribution Conference and the 7th Annual Africa Insurance & Reinsurance Conference,…