Is climate volatility making some risks uninsurable?
Brokers’ local knowledge and risk-prevention advice could help keep more properties and businesses insurable as weather-related losses mount.
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FIA Advice Summit 2026: Watch Moonstone’s interviews from the event
Moonstone covered the people and perspectives behind the conversations shaping financial advice. Watch our interviews with FIA leadership and industry representatives.
FIA Advice Summit 2026: Why trust matters more than ever
From AI and climate risk to healthcare costs and regulatory reform, the summit explored how advisers can adapt while preserving sound judgement, accountability, and meaningful client relationships.
OUTsurance’s Danie Matthee takes the helm at SAIA
The new leadership team takes charge as the non-life insurance sector navigates climate risk, infrastructure challenges, technological change, and a persistent protection gap.
Financial services resilient as risks converge
IRMSA says economic weakness, cyber threats, fraud, and climate pressures are increasingly interacting, while digital innovation and financial inclusion offer routes to growth.
Santam, SAWS partner to expand weather monitoring network
Nine weather stations have been installed across South Africa to improve early warning systems as severe weather events intensify.
African insurers link US$52bn in assets to ESG targets, report finds
The Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance outlines ESG-linked assets, product development, and governance trends across Africa.
Under fire: the risks reshaping short-term insurance in SA
Interconnected hazards are altering claims patterns and capital pressures for insurers – shifting priorities for brokers and corporate risk teams, says PSG Insure.
Hailstorms hit harder as climate shifts: farmers face rising losses and uncertain seasons
Shifting storm patterns and intensifying events are reshaping agricultural risk and making robust crop insurance indispensable.
SA leads Africa’s insurance market – but execution will define the next wave
Despite high penetration and digital sophistication, local insurers must turn strategy into action, embedding cover, simplifying products, and building ecosystems to capture the continent’s next growth opportunity.
Santam starts onboarding farmers under SA’s first parametric insurance licence
Parametric insurance offers smallholder farmers a lifeline against climate shocks, with payouts triggered by predefined weather events rather than traditional claims processes.
How climate change could erode your retirement savings – actuaries sound the alarm
Despite record-breaking global temperatures and escalating climate risks, most South African retirement funds lack climate policies – raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of their investments.
Preparing retirement funds for an uncertain future: embracing change, ESG, and emerging trends
Carina Wessels of Alexforbes discusses the urgent need for retirement funds to ‘learn forward as they lean forward’ to ensure long-term sustainability and relevance.
Survey highlights recovery in SA insurance industry
Non-life insurers bounced back from a loss of R16.7bn in 2022 to a profit of R13.7bn in 2023, while life insurers posted significant profit growth, says KPMG.
New initiative aims to ease home insurance challenges amid climate risks
A pioneering approach that integrates climate data with claims data is set to transform insurance risk management in South Africa.
