Turaco, a micro-insurance provider in Africa, has received an investment from Inclusive Insurance Investment Fund (3IF Ventures). This represents the venture capital fund's first investment, the details of which have not been disclosed.
The CDRFI (Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance) Africa Forum have called for a regional risk pool to strengthen financial protection for public assets and critical infrastructure against climate and disaster risks.
Prudential plc has announced the appointment of Mr Naveed Irshad as Regional CEO Africa, effective 26 October 2026.
Qatar Insurance (QIC), the leading insurer in Qatar and one of the largest across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has strengthened its partnership with Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) by investing in the latter.
Insurance regulators from six East African countries have agreed to standardise the supervision of insurance companies, to increase the harmonisation of their insurance markets.
ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build professional and institutional capacity in trade, insurance, reinsurance, risk management and trade facilitation across Africa.
IDRIMA, the Integrated Disaster Risk Management Alliance formed by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) and AFD Group (Agence Française de Développement and Expertise France - AFD), has proposed parametric insurance as a tested and yet-to-be-scaled solution for protecting hydro-dependent utility revenues.
The Santam Group (Group), South Africa's largest general insurer, has appointed experienced industry leader Mr Curt Meyer as Executive Head of Pan-Africa and International, in its specialist business unit.
Sanlam, the largest insurance and financial services group in South Africa, has reported strong underlying new business growth and net client cash flows for the first six months of 2026, reflecting growth across all its African and Indian markets.
Pan-African reinsurer Continental Reinsurance has received approval from the National Bank of Rwanda to establish a representative office in Kigali.