Risk Management / General

Managing Political and Trade Credit Risks key priority for multinational businesses on the African continent

As businesses continue to expand across borders into Africa, they potentially face a number of geopolitical threats such as expropriation, discrimination, political violence, forced abandonment, trade agreements and exchange controls – collectively known as political and trade credit risks.

Aon report shares C-suite insights as losses from cyber-attacks set to reach all-time highs

The risks that inevitably lie ahead

The 2019 African Insurance Exchange’s theme this year spoke of the need for growing, learning and coming together.

Proactivity is the key to effective cybersecurity

Given current threat levels, all organisations should assume that they will experience some sort of cybersecurity incident sooner or later—probably sooner, adds Nadia Veeran-Patel, Manager: Cyber Resilience, ContinuitySA. “Plan for the worst and, most important of all, know what to do when an incident occurs. Understanding that a successful attack will be launched is the basis of a proactive approach to information-security and risk management,” she advises.