Editorials

The virtuous cycle of training
January 2020
In the midst of an economic environment characterized by growth uncertainty and while new technological breakthroughs are reshaping corporate modus operandi and mindset, it is useful to pause and reflect on the role of training in the insurance industry.
Alarm over the European Insurance
December 2019
On November 18, 2019, Moody’s revised the financial soundness of European insurance from stable down to negative. By doing so, the rating agency, whose task is to assess corporate solvency, is trying to draw the attention of savers and investors to the frailness of the Union’s insurance sector.
Boeing, a claim of unprecedented scale
November 2019
Dwelling on the air disasters of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, we can sense an unprecedented evolution pertaining to claim trends. Recent news highlights some dysfunctions that confirm the responsibilities of Boeing and the US certification agency, hence the need for some clarifications.
Cyber risks: insurance up against high technology
October 2019
Worse than natural disasters, having yielded their mysteries throughout history, relatively easy to define, model and control, cyber-risks are a more dreadful prospect for insurers. The latter appear shocked by this multi-faceted new risk due to its unpredictable outlooks and high loss potential.
Highlights
July 2019
The insurance news for the first quarter of 2019 have been predominantly marked by three topics: Brexit, regulatory pressure exerted on African and Middle Eastern insurers and Boeing 737 MAX problems.
Boeing insurers in turmoil
June 2019
Two air crashes, occurring within several months, were enough to rock the Boeing Empire, triggering an outstanding aviation event.
The impossible transfer of risks
May 2019
The history of historical monuments has been marred with fire, destruction and also associated with reconstruction. In France, as everywhere in the world, such incidents occurred countless times. The cathedrals of Reims in 1914, of Nantes in 1972 and recently of Paris fell prey to the ravaging effect of flames.
Poverty and natural disasters
April 2019
On March 15, 2019, a massive cyclone lashed Mozambique and Zimbabwe, claiming the lives of 800 people and displacing two millions, with cities devastated, infrastructures destroyed and epidemics ravaging entire regions.
FANAF, an exemplary organization
March 2019
FANAF, an entity designed to promote insurance at the continental level, that is the motto of the Pan-African organization which has just concluded its 43rd annual general assembly in Tunis. This is no fortuitous compliment but rather a reality that is being confirmed over the years.
2019, the year of all challenges
February 2019
With 2018 hardly gone, insurers have turned to the new year which is expected to be as challenging as ever.
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