Continental RE to host awards in Zimbabwe
Staff Writer
Harare, Pan-African Reinsurer-Continental (Re) Insurance Plc, will host the 9th session of its journalism awards in the resort town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe this year, Insurance 24 reports.
The ceremony, slated for mid-April, will be graced by selected journalists from across Africa.
In a statement, Continental
What are the top challenges facing motor insurance customers?
And how do these differ from commercial to personal
What are the main pressures facing motor insurance customers and do those pressures differ in commercial lines insurance and personal lines insurance? This was one of the questions addressed by Nick Kelsall (pictured left), head of claims for Allianz Commercial,
Muthe appointed ICZ’s new chief executive
Staff Writer
HARARE, The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) has appointed seasoned insurer Donald Muthe as its substantive chief executive officer, Insurance24 has learnt.
Muthe, who is succeeding Tendai Karonga, is coming in with a wealth of experience in the sector.
Muthe has over 35 years of professional experience in leading
Is your business adequately insured?
When it comes to business insurance, how much cover is enough? This article will help you insure your small- to medium-sized business specifically and sufficiently so that you can continue to grow it, even when the unimaginable happens.
Business owners know that running a business successfully in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world (which also happen to
US$310 worth of projects granted prescribed assets instruments
Staff Writer
Harare, Projects valued at US$310 million and ZWL$8,5 billion were conferred prescribed asset status by the government to support their resource mobilisation efforts.
Under prescribed assets, the government requires such investors, such as pension funds, to hold a certain number of investments in government-specified assets
By Gandy T. Gandidzanwa and Itai Mukadira
There are few other sectors of any economy with so much power to simultaneously impact both the fortunes of the economy and the well-being of her people. The pension fund industry stands up tall on that measure – and yet in many instances it is mostly only in potential than in realisation. The stretch between what is possible and what is actually achieved
How data science can revolutionise businesses in Zimbabwe
TINAYE MAKONI
I had the honour of speaking at a data science meeting at Harare Institute of Technology towards the end of last year.
I discussed how Claxon Actuaries is using data science to address issues in the financial services sector, particularly in the insurance industry.
Following my presentation, a brief interview with Business Times
Technology AND Innovation IN THE Insurance Sector
Eben Mabunda
Innovation on the back of new technologies has proven to be a key driver of change in the provision of financial services, and this has resulted in unprecedented efficiencies despite the doubts associated with the shifts.
Rapid transformations brought about by Artificial intelligence, as evidenced by the the buzzword “Chat GPT”
Agriculture insurance way to go
HARARE, AGRICULTURE insurance plays a significant role in creating value for the Zimbabwean economy and society.
As a largely agricultural-based nation, Zimbabwe heavily depends on its agricultural sector for food production, employment generation, and export earnings.
However, farming activities are often exposed to various risks such as unpredictable weather patterns,