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Guardrisk granted South Africa’s first micro-insurance cell captive licence
21 April 2021
South Africa Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Guardrisk, South Africa’s largest cell captive insurer, has been granted South Africa’s first micro-insurance cell captive licence by the Financial Sector Prudential Authority

Reinsurance Solutions Group launches new subsidiary
14 August 2020
South Africa Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Reinsurance Solutions Group, an independent African-owned reinsurance broking group, has launched a new subsidiary Reinsurance Solutions Intermediary Services in South Africa

South Africa FSCA proposes new requirements for cell captives
03 August 2020
South Africa Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published a revised draft conduct standard setting out requirements relating to third party cell captive insurance business

Cell captives to help develop sub-Saharan Africa insurance markets
29 August 2019
South Africa Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The cell captives have the potential to help address some of the structural constraints faced by many insurance markets in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report published by Cenfri

SGG Group to acquire Cim Global Business in Mauritius
03 April 2017
Port Louis Reporter Becky Butcher

SGG Group has entered into an agreement with Cim Financial Services to acquire its Global Business sector in Mauritius

Mauritius attracts African captive business
08 July 2016
Port Louis Reporter Becky Butcher

Mauritius has been positioned as the domicile of choice for African business since the enactment of its Captive Insurance Act in December last year, according to Cim Global Business...

African Bank sets up Guardrisk Life cell captive
19 January 2016
Johannesburg Reporter Becky Butcher

Africa Bank and Good Bank have set up with cell captive with Guardrisk Life...

ACE looks to its own to elect new head of North Africa
13 August 2015
Egypt Reporter Drew Nicol

Industry veteran and long-term ACE employee Ghassan Wazen is set to take the helm as ACE’s head of North Africa..

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