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CEO to CEO: The most challenging risks facing re/insurers right now
May 22 2024 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido, risks, threats
As a South African CEO plotting a course through these challenging times, I wanted to reach out to other CEOs and share my personal insights around pressing issues, but also opportunities, in the hope this opens up dialogue around the current climate and topical matters impacting South African businesses. If you would prefer to opt out of these personal communications, please do so here. The most challenging risks facing re/insurers right now Inc...
Read MoreCEO to CEO: Navigating virtual leadership in a global workplace
September 28 2023 By Cameron cameron cupido, ceo outlook
As a South African CEO navigating these difficult times, I wanted to reach out to other CEOs and share personal insights around this issue in the hope it might resonate and open up dialogue around the challenges we're all currently facing. Navigating virtual leadership in a global workplace The worldwide pandemic lockdowns of 2020/21 delivered to many multinational businesses a scenario that had likely escaped their business continuity plans: h...
Read MoreCEO to CEO: Addressing the re/insurance skills shortage in SA
March 28 2023 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido, skills shortage, re/insurance industry
As a South African CEO navigating these difficult times, I wanted to reach out to other CEOs and share personal insights around this issue in the hope it might resonate and open up dialogue around the challenges we're all currently facing. Where are all the skilled brokers? When we launched Reinsurance Solutions Intermediary Services in South Africa in 2020, it was with a handpicked team of professionals that we knew would excel. They were all ...
Read MoreThe state of the riot wrap market in South Africa
June 01 2022 By Cameron Cupido pvt cover, reinsurance, insurance, cameron cupido, sasria, south africa
There has been a marked increase in demand for political violence and terrorism cover (PVT) from South African commercial clients following the riots and looting that rocked KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021. However, recent amendments by the state-owned South African Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria) - the country's sole political riot insurer - have left a gaping hole in the cover available, forcing insurers to look to reinsurer...
Read MoreRSIS partners with natural catastrophe specialists for best-in-class African risk modelling
October 27 2021 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido, risk management, modelling, natural disasters
Reinsurance Solutions Intermediary Services (RSIS) has partnered with industry-leading specialists in natural catastrophe risk modelling to offer its insurance clients across the continent peace-of-mind reinsurance protection and risk management. The natural catastrophe perils covered by RSIS and its new partners include earthquake, flood, hail and cyclone, all modelled within the African context. These partners include Cat Risk Solutions, which ...
Read MoreCEO to CEO: Looking to Africa for business growth prospects
October 14 2021 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido, ceo outlook, reinsurance, africa
As a South African CEO navigating these challenging times, I wanted to reach out to other CEOs and share my personal insights around pressing issues, but also opportunities, in the hope this opens up dialogue around the current climate and topical matters impacting South African businesses. African prospects for South African business growth Despite the economic slowdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, all signs are that South Africa's more...
Read MoreCEO to CEO: The challenges of leading during a pandemic
July 27 2021 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido, covid-19
As a South African CEO navigating these difficult times, I wanted to reach out to other CEOs and share personal insights around this issue in the hope it might resonate and open up dialogue around the challenges we're all currently facing. A numbers guy Over the past 22 years that I have worked in insurance and reinsurance, my vision has always been to head up a powerful regional player in African reinsurance. Today, as CEO of Reinsurance Soluti...
Read MoreSmaller companies try harder
July 20 2021 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido
Bigger equals better. That's the standard narrative of modern society. From our houses to our cars to our burgers, upsizing everything makes it better. When it comes to business, the same principle applies. Bigger firms have more staff and therefore more collective resources. They're able to offer greater numbers of products and solutions, and just by virtue of the fact that they're bigger, they're better at what they do. Linked to this is the id...
Read MoreNeed a new reinsurance broker? Here's what to look for
April 12 2021 By Cameron Cupido cameron cupido, reinsurance, reinsurance broker
'Not all brokers are created equal' might have been adapted from an old adage over the years for various sectors, including the insurance industry, but never has it been more appropriate than in the current climate and specifically, when trying to find a competent reinsurance broker. The fact is, reinsurance is a niche profession that requires a dedicated set of skills, significant experience and long-standing industry relationships to be truly e...
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