The African Insurance Organisation (AIO) invites authors, publishers, and industry professionals to submit their published books for the 2026 African Insurance Book Award Contest!
Together, let’s celebrate excellence in African insurance literature!
Submission Deadline: March 28, 2026.
The winners will be announced and honoured at the Intercontinental Citystars Hotel Cairo, Egypt during the prestigious closing gala of the 52nd African insurance Conference.
ELIGIBILITY
- Book must be on subject matter of insurance.
- Book must have been published within two years of the date of award.
- Book must be published in a member country but need not have been written by an African.
- The author must come from an AIO member company.
- Book must not be less than 120 pages.
- Book must be written in English or French languages only.
- Book must be submitted in both hard and soft copies directly to the judges (addresses in the table below).
- The book must be written in New Times Roman font 12 and single spaced.
- Use American Psychology Association (APA) referencing style which is the globally accepted style of referencing for social and management science books.
- Co-authored books are accepted because of the ability of co-authored books to deliver great value to readers, but all the authors of such books must be members of AIO.
- Double submissions are discouraged in the interest of fairness.
- Only books that make the minimum pass mark of 50% will be rewarded.
- The book must have a measurable impact.
*NOTE: Any book that has previously received an award/recognition from a recognized organisation or institution will have an added advantage.
AWARD PRIZE
The winners of the 2026 AIO Book Award will collect $10,000.00 prize money to be distributed as follows:
- Winner – Â Â Â Â Â USD5,000
- 1st Runner Up – USD3,000
- 2nd Runner Up – USD2,000
BOOK AWARD JUDGES
| NAME | ADDRESS |
| Dr. Yeside Oyetayo | Managing Principal Partner SOEYA Consults 33, Ogunlowo Street, Ikeja, Lagos. Email: [email protected] 2348050270013, 2347068894550 |
| Mr. Saul Sseremba | Insurance Training CollegeBlock A Victoria Office Park Plot 6 / 9 Okot Close Bukoto P.O.Box 4184, Kampala – Uganda Tel: (+256) 417 333500 Email: [email protected] |
| M. Driss Rhafes | Centre de Formation de le Professions des Assurances 4, rue Van Zeeland Angle 113, Boulevard Abdelmoumen, Casablanca 20 042 Tel: +212 (0) 522 – 47 65 54 Gsm : +212 (0) 661 – 32 56 61 Casablanca 20 042 – Maroc Email: [email protected] |
| Dr Ben Kajwang | College of Insurance South C, Bellevue, Popo Road Off Mombasa Road Nairobi, Kenya. Mobile No  +254 725 341 228 Email: [email protected] | |
| Mrs. Rokhaya KANDJI | l’Institut Interafricain de Formation en Assurance et en Gestion des Entreprises (IFAGE) Tél: +221 33 867 91 10 Mob:+221 77 718 29 40 Liberté 6 Extension BP 38 112 DAKAR-SENEGAL Email: [email protected] |
| Mr. Jean Baptiste Ntukamazina | African Insurance Organisation 30 Avenue de Gaulle P.O. Box 5860 Douala – Cameroon Tel: 237 2 33 42 01 63 Email:Â [email protected] or [email protected] |
NB: Submissions to the AIO Secretariat ([email protected]) should be sent with a high-resolution passport-sized photo of the author and book cover.
