November 3, 2020//-The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting economic crisis are hitting the insurance industry in South Africa hard.
Category: Insurance
Ghana: MobileMoney Limited Announces Insurance Scheme For MoMo Agents
Accra, Ghana, October 27, 2020//-MobileMoney Limited, the MTN Ghana subsidiary responsible for mobile financial services today launched an innovative insurance scheme for its over 190,000 Mobile Money (MoMo) agents across the country.
Ghana Micro Savings Platform Emerged Winner Of World Bank’s West Africa Prize
Washington DC, U.S, October 26 2020—Naa Sika, a Ghanaian micro savings platform that enables informal sector workers, such as women traders to access digital wallets and fee-free savings accounts has emerged the winner of the Mission Billion Challenge “WURI West Africa Prize”.
Job Cuts Spark Insurance Policy Cash Withdrawals
October 22, 2020//-Insurance firms have reported a sharp rise in policy cancellations and withdrawals by customers squeezed by the economic fallout from Covid-19, raising fears that many insurers could soon face liquidity challenges.
Kakra Duffuor-Nyarko: Ghana’s Iconic Female Insurance Business Leader Unveiled
Accra, Ghana, October 6, 2020//-When news broke about the appointment of Mrs Kakra Duffuor-Nyarko as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of StarLife Assurance Company Limited in January 2019, there were scintillas of joy inside and outside the insurance industry.
Continental Reinsurance Announces 100% Ownership of its Botswana Subsidiary
Lagos, Nigeria, September 10, 2020//- Continental Reinsurance Plc announced a change in the ownership structure of Continental Reinsurance Ltd (Botswana).
How Startups Are Disrupting the Insurance Industry
August 5, 2020//-Insurance is typically considered one of the most traditional industries in financial services and, until recently, it’s proven fairly resistant to change.
aYo Ghana Announces Free COVID-19 Insurance Benefit For Ghanaians
Accra, Ghana, July 3, 2020//-aYo Intermediaries Ghana Limited has announced a free COVID-19 Benefit in the form of a Free Insurance Cover for its existing and new customers to cushion them during this pandemic.
Pension Inclusion Would Have Reduced Covid Livelihood Crisis
June 23, 2020//-The Covid-19 crisis is exposing the deep cracks in the social fabric of our country and exacerbating the sharp divide between the haves and the have-nots in Kenya.
Historic! 50,000 Ghanaian Families Get Insurance Claims from AirtelTigo, BIMA
Accra, Ghana, 25 May 2020 – Telecom operator AirtelTigo and BIMA, a leading provider of mobile delivered health and insurance services have reached a proud milestone of paying 50,000 claims worth GHS22 million to insured families in the country since the launch of AirtelTigo Insurance.