Swiss Re & Bradesco Seguros start joint venture
July 7, 2017
Swiss Re Corporate SolutionsLtd, the commercial insurance arm of the SwissRe Group, and Bradesco SegurosS.A., a company controlled by Banco Bradesco S.A.
Gareth Stokes wins Pan-African journalism award
April 10, 2017
The 2017 Pan-African Reinsurance Journalism Awards winners were announced at a gala dinner in Dakar, Senegal, shining a spotlight on the excellent work of
Early start to severe weather season takes its toll
March 13, 2017
Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team, launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the
US weather losses exceed $1bn in January
February 9, 2017
The report reveals that multiple severe weather outbreaks killed 27 people in the United States during January, causing economic losses of more than USD1.0 billion
Africa Re undertakes mass reinsurance project in Senegal
January 23, 2017
Africa Re confirms its position as leader and pioneer in the area of reinsurance in Africa by supporting an agricultural insurance project in Senegal
Niche commercial reinsurance
December 13, 2016
Growth in the captive insurance market will be driven by intermediaries and brokers establishing vehicles to aggregate the risks of their individual customers, it has been claimed
African Nat cats still underinsured
December 12, 2016
In a global context, Nat Cat events on the African continent barely feature. In the years 1980-2014, economic losses from these events in Africa have been estimated
Not just about tough times
December 7, 2016
The reinsurance industry, just like the rest of business, has had a tough year and, although their is recognition that the tough times are not over, reinsurers have been resilient
