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Today, the Government of the Republic of Malawi and its Replica partner, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), received insurance payouts from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) following the devastating 2023/23 El Niño-driven drought. The payout of just over $11.6 million will support immediate humanitarian efforts to address food insecurity and reach the […]
...For the fourth year in a row, specialist insurer African Risk Capacity (ARC) has secured the top ranking in the insurance industry for environmental, social and governance (ESG). After an assessment by leading independent research, ratings, and analytics company Sustainalytics, ARC Ltd. was accorded an ESG risk rating of 8.2, indicating an overall negligible risk, […]
...African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited has appointed Susan Kasinga and Helen Amarquaye as non-executive directors to its Board. Both women bring specialised technical experience in finance and insurance with them. Susan Kasinga has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry and is a certified public accountant (CPA), certified public secretary (CS), and certified […]
...To Protect Most Climate-Vulnerable Communities The Government of Djibouti has signed the first-ever multi-year, multi-peril agreement on the African continent with the African Risk Capacity Group (ARC Group) to protect the lives and livelihoods of its most climate-vulnerable communities. The ground-breaking agreement means that the country in the Horn of Africa now has access to […]
...Africa’s premier institution for disaster risk financing on and for the African continent, African Risk Capacity Limited and Milliman, a risk management, benefits and technology company, have come together to launch a postgraduate Africa Scholarship Programme exclusively for African students. Aimed at studies relating to mitigating the impact of climate change on African economies, the programme […]
...African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited has received the global insurance industry’s top overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores. Conducted by Sustainalytics, a leading ESG research, ratings and data firm, the evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of an organisation’s preparedness to meet future risks and opportunities linked to ESG factors, such as climate change, regulatory […]
...To Strengthen Epidemic Preparedness And Response The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) has entered into a partnership with the African Risk Capacity (ARC), AfriCatalyst and the West African Health Organization (WAHO) to strengthen outbreak preparedness and response to high-consequence infectious diseases in West Africa such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa fever, Meningococcal meningitis, and emerging pathogens […]
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