Zurich and Tunis, Tunisia, 30 September 2019 ? The mood among Africa?”s reinsurance executives has become more bearish as declining rates and rising claims weigh on the profitability of the African reinsurance markets with a current premium volume of roughly US$ 7.5 billion. While Africa?”s economies are still recovering from the commodity crisis of 2016, […]
ZEP-RE has centralized in Abidjan its operations in the Cima zone, where it has been authorised to have a reinsurance activity. Hence, the company whose head office is in Nairobi (Kenya) ceased on September 14, 2018 the activities of its Douala office (Cameroon). The Abidjan subsidiary located in Cocody Canebiere (08 BP 3791 Abidjan, Côte […]
The new headquarters of the National Insurance Board (DNA) and the International Insurers Conference Center are expected to be inaugurated in 2020. The foundation stone of the project was laid on 14 September 2018. The building will be spread over an area of 1028.27 m². It will have 69 offices, a 299-seat auditorium and two […]
The 24th African Reinsurance Forum, co-organised by Fédération Tunisienne des Sociétés d?”Assurances (FTUSA) and la Société Tunisienne de Réassurance (Tunis Re), has ended in Tunis, Close to 400 delegates drawn from Africa and beyond brainstormed on the theme « African (Re) Insurance Facing New Regulatory Challenges» It was the first AIO event attended by the […]
Windhoek, Namibia, 1 October 2018 ? In the 3rd edition of the Africa Reinsurance Pulse, launched at today?”s 23rd African Reinsurance Forum in Windhoek, Namibia, the continent?”s reinsurance and brokerage executives interviewed for this year?”s survey predict rising rates and profitability on the back of rebounding original markets and a resurgent economy. Across Africa the International Monetary […]
The President has appointed Mr. Justice Yaw Ofori, as the Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission (NIC).Mr. Ofori, until his appointment was the Director of the Ghana Insurance College.He holds an International Executive MBA and a B.A. Honours from the University of Ghana (Political Science Major)Mr. Ofori is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of […]
Data collected by Association of Kenya Insurers shows that local Marine Cargo Insurance premium has grown by 57% in the first quarter of 2017. Premiums collected hit Ksh550million compared to Ksh350million during the same period last year. Eighteen marine cargo insurance underwriters recorded premiums of Ksh10 million and above. The highest was Kshs70.97 million. The […]
The Insurance Institute of South Africa welcomes the recent appointment of Viviene Pearson to the Board. We look forward to Viviene contributing to the success of the IISA through her industry knowledge, experience and networks. Viviene has been the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) since January 2016. She joined the […]
The 11th edition of the AIO journal, the AFRICAN INSURANCE BULLETIN is out. This 2020 edition examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the insurance industry. The publication does a focus on the new strategic objectives of the African Insurance Organisation with insights from the new Secretary General of the AIO, Mr. Jean Baptiste […]
 Douala, 25 November 2020 ? According to the Africa Insurance Pulse 2/2020, ?SGrowth perspectives of African re-/insurance markets??, launched today by the Africa Insurance Organisation (AIO), the COVID-19 pandemic posed severe challenges to Africa?”s insurers. In response to the various types of lockdowns and social distancing measures decreed by the African governments, they had to […]