The insurance industry is an important source of capital for investment on the continent. Insurance companies receive premiums from policyholders and invest in capital markets to have sufficient capital to pay back claims as they arise. This makes insurance firms key institutional investors. Insurance firms are heavily regulated, in terms of the assets that they can invest in; and this impacts the extent to which capital can be allocated.
This section highlights and analyses the main institutional investors on the continent, including the sources of capital and the size and depth of these various pools of capital.
learn moreMost retirement income in Africa is funded by its governments, but pension coverage on the continent remains low compared to the rest of the world.
learn moreThe African insurance industry is largely underdeveloped when comparing it to the rest of the world, with its gross premiums written (GPW) accounting for 1.56% of global GPW.
learn moreDevelopment finance is critical to meeting Africa’s needs, but access to international financial markets hamper funding of developmental objectives.
learn moreAfrica’s considerable economic and demographic variations have translated into vastly different banking sectors per country.
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