The United Nations and Santam, South Africa’s largest general insurer, co-hosted the first conference of UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative (PSI) from April April 16 to 17 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference focused on strengthening the insurance industry’s ability to contribute to sustainable development across the continent.

The outcomes from the event will shape the sustainable insurance agenda in Africa across the insurance industry’s triple role in sustainable development as risk managers, insurers and investors. Representatives from leading insurance organisations doing business in Africa, city/local and national government officials, key international initiatives, business and industry, civil society organisations, and academia attended.

Mia Thom, Technical Director at Cenfri and lead of our Risk, Remittance and Integrity programme with FSD Africa, participated in the event and presented on the risk protection gap in Africa.