Olivier Dubois, Chairman, OLEA
I'm delighted to bring you the latest news from OLEA, highlighting our initiatives.
Firstly, I attended the 50th annual conference of the African Insurance Organization (AIO) in Windhoek, Namibia, with Ayouba Seydou, our Placement and Reinsurance Director and Vincent de Charnacé, our CEO for East & Southern Africa. This event was an exceptional opportunity to strengthen our relationships and explore new strategic avenues on the continent.
I am particularly pleased to announce the appointment of Jeannie Cointre as Chairman of the Board of Directors of OLEA Senegal. Her remarkable career path has taken her from professional basketball to the management of a Senegalese company. In addition to this, she is involved in several boards of directors in France, Switzerland, North America and Africa, testament to her exceptional versatility. In addition, Jeannie is a shareholder in a Geneva-based financial services company and recently took over the reins of Tarbes Gespe Bigorre, becoming the fourth woman to lead a professional women's basketball league. This again marks her significant impact in the field of sport and business management.
Our team also participated enthusiastically in the Job Dating organised by the École Supérieure d'Assurances (ESA) in France, where we had the opportunity to meet promising young talent.
During our visit to Dubai in early May, Ayouba Seydou and I had fruitful discussions with our partners.
As if to reinforce the need for insurance, Dubai recently experienced a rare flood, resulting in significant insurable losses. Similar challenges are being faced in Africa, where floods are becoming increasingly frequent, potentially threatening insurability.
These facts highlight the importance of re-evaluating rates and risk management on a global scale. Adapting to changing climatic risks is therefore essential to guarantee sustainable protection.
Finally, my speech at the African Risk Management Meeting in Abidjan was an opportunity to discuss the crucial importance of insurance and reinsurance in a world marked by global economic shocks. The need for regional and continental solutions to strengthen our economies was at the heart of the debates.
These moments illustrate our commitment to innovation, the development of talent and our contribution to the evolution of the insurance sector in Africa.