Insurance sector flags climate change as top risk
Friday, May 02, 2025 | 470 Views |
High premium: Climate change is emerging as the local insurance sector’s biggest risk
PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The firm pointed to the rising frequency and severity of floods and other natural disasters as a growing concern for insurance operations and for policyholders.
In recent months, Botswana has experienced unusually heavy rainfall resulting in widespread flooding that has damaged property, vehicles, and infrastructure across various parts of the country. These events have placed increased pressure on insurers prompting a reassessment of risk models and coverage policies.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...