Leadway to Participate in Climate Insurance Symposium in Germany

Ebere Nwoji       

Leadway  Assurance, will participate in the Africa Climate Insurance Symposium 2026, scheduled between March 31  and April 1, 2026, in Frankfurt, Germany.

This is to advance climate risk solutions for Africa. The symposium aims to kick off an annual cycle of such events bringing together a unique community operating in the area of Agricultural Index Insurance and therefore creating a highly specialised community of practice. 

Speaking ahead of the symposium, Leadway’s Global Head of Agricultural Risk Solutions, Mr. Fatona Ayoola Paul, said beyond the annual event the country level experts would form clusters and with support and mobilisation of external solicitors connect on an interim half year basis virtually to monitor and report on progress made. 

He said during the symposium, Leadway would contribute to the panel discussion on ‘Scaling Agricultural Index Insurance for Resilient Food Systems’ – The private sector perspective and present a case study on innovative insurance models tailored for smallholder farmers. 

He also said the group would  also participate in the solution showcase segment, where it would  highlight the Leadway WeatherGuard product and share insights on collaborative initiatives that foster public-private partnerships for climate adaptation.

The symposium has the theme  “How Africa’s Insurers are Reshaping Climate Resilience from the Ground Up,” and is intended to  bring together insurance experts, development partners, and Agricultural stakeholders to explore practical, scalable responses to climate risks.

Ayoola said Leadway’s participation in the symposium aimed  to demonstrate how locally tailored made Agricultural Index insurance products have provided climate resilience for over three million Nigerian farmers, providing timely payouts in excess of N15 billion in payouts over a five year period.