The AIO Zimbabwe Rendezvous 2025 is a leading reinsurance gathering, uniting reinsurers, MGUs, brokers, and industry stakeholders from across the continent to address the critical theme:
“Growth for the African Reinsurance Industry – Navigating Global Volatility and Growing Risk Complexity.”
Hosted in Harare from 11–15 October, this year’s event provides a platform to examine how African reinsurers can adapt, grow, and thrive amid global uncertainty and shifting risk dynamics.
Key focus areas include:
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Navigating Global Volatility: Understand how geopolitical tensions, economic shocks, and climate risks are reshaping the insurance landscape — and how reinsurance players can stay ahead.
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Tackling Risk Complexity: Explore strategies to manage emerging and interconnected risks with greater agility, precision, and foresight.
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Enabling Growth Through Innovation: Discover how digital transformation, operational resilience, and cross-border collaboration can unlock long-term value and market expansion.
With expert-led discussions, collaborative workshops, and high-impact networking, AIO Zimbabwe 2025 is an essential event for those shaping the future of reinsurance in Africa.
The African reinsurance market faces a distinct set of challenges:
- Macroeconomic volatility and currency instability
Frequent exchange rate fluctuations and inflationary pressures impact pricing, profitability, and capital adequacy.
- High exposure to sovereign debt risk
Rising public debt levels across many African nations increase the credit risk landscape for reinsurers.
- Low insurance penetration and public awareness
Limited access to and understanding of insurance products restricts market growth and risk pooling potential.
- Regulatory fragmentation and inconsistent enforcement
Diverse and evolving regulatory frameworks across the continent can hinder cross-border operations and compliance efficiency.
- Climate change and under-modelled catastrophe risks
Growing exposure to floods, droughts, and other climate-related events, coupled with limited risk modelling capabilities, challenge reinsurers’ ability to price and manage risk effectively.
- Data scarcity and limited digital infrastructure
A lack of consistent, reliable data makes underwriting accuracy and portfolio management more difficult.
- Dependence on foreign reinsurance capacity
Many markets remain reliant on international reinsurers, limiting local market development and retention of premiums.
