Globally the protection gap stands at 69%, meaning about $262bn of economic losses were not covered in 2023. In the EMEA region, the protection gap is 83%.”

Marking a decade of remarkable achievements, the culmination of The Insurance Apprentice 2024 unfolded last night, April 18, at Hollard, with the unveiling of the competition's champion.

David Morobe, Executive General Manager of Impact Investing at Business Partners Limited, who says that by their very nature elections can be disruptive, add a degree of uncertainty and pose some risk to small businesses on the ground as investments by governments, private sector and even small and medium enterprises (SMEs) themselves are postponed in the run-up to elections.