Opinion

Bridging the Gap: How Wholesale Brokers Can Help Clients Keep Pace with Evolving Risks

This piece is by Mark Kaufman, Executive Vice President, Partner at XPT Specialty. Brokers today are navigating a complex and fast-changing insurance landscape. With rising premiums, shifting carrier appetites, and new risks emerging across key […]

Global insurance trends

Blue Marble Looks to Expand Agri-Cover in Kenya

The latest from Blue Marble, who are keen to expand affordable insurance services across the developing world; Blue Marble, a leading impact insurance technology (“insurtech”) company with a mission to bring insurance to the world’s […]

Global insurance trends

Jamaica Looks at Microinsurasnce Law to Enable Wider Uptake

Jamaica is set to become the first country in CARICOM with microinsurance legislation with a bill to be tabled in 2023. This was announced by Jamaica Finance and Public Service Minister Dr. the Hon Nigel […]

Global insurance trends

Parametric Cover Can Underpin Global Food Production

The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Finance & Public Credit, the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Government, today announced the launch of a Tripartite project in Mexico to […]

Technology

Near Space Offers Insurers a Unique View on Risk, Claims & More

Near Space Labs, the cutting-edge geospatial intelligence and Earth observation company, today announced the launch of its 10 cm per pixel Earth imagery resolution. This highly detailed imagery will be offered at the same affordable […]

Global insurance trends

Willis Re Launches New Weather Product in South Africa

Willis Re has launched a new Hail Catastrophe Risk Model which quantifies the risk from damaging hail events across South Africa. Developed in collaboration with Willis Research Network partners at NASA’s Langley Research Centre and […]

Global insurance trends

IDF Publishes Report on Benefits of Micro-Insurance

The Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a public/private partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by the UN. World Bank and other leading international organisations, is calling on the insurance sector and its stakeholders to […]