by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 12, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The Red Sea disruptions amplify the impact on global trade from the Panama Canal congestion, caused by drought conditions that have almost halved the number of vessels using the waterway. Bulkers carrying agricultural commodities and tankers are most affected by the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Despite these increasing risks, subsidized agri-insurance is only available in four out of 54 countries across Africa, and currently only 3% of African farmers have insurance coverage for their farms. African smallholders – who face significantly more income...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 30, 2023 | Health, International News, Pandemic, Risk Management
Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention The threat of “a climate change-related disease becoming a pandemic and coming from Africa” was what keeps Jean Kaseya, the director general of the Africa Centres for...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 2, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Policy
Children in 48 out of 49 African countries assessed were found to be at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change, based on their exposure and vulnerability to cyclones, heatwaves and other climate and environmental shocks, and access to essential...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 7, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Pandemic
“Analysis of our annual claims data reveals a visible and concerning increase in the incidence of deaths associated with cardiovascular disease among our client base,” said Guy Chennells, head of product at Discovery Employee Benefits, in a separate statement. There...
