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22nd AKI Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in the Insurance Industry
Date: Mar 11th, 2024

The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) proudly hosted the 22nd edition of the AKI Awards on Friday,...

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AI and data changing the insurance game.
Date: Jan 16th, 2024

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have been the stuff of science fiction with a low likel...

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AKI JOURNAL December 2023
Date: Jan 3rd, 2024

AKI JOURNAL December 2023 ...

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Seventeen Life Insurance companies authorised to receive NSSF Tier 2 contributions.
Date: Sep 8th, 2023

The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has given approval to seventeen Life Insurance Companies to ...

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Insurers pay out over 150billion in customer claims in 2022
Date: Sep 1st, 2023

The Association of Kenya Insurers has released the 2022 insurance industry marketreport. The report ...

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AKI launches consumer Bima Yangu - self-service Insurance App
Date: Aug 1st, 2023

The Association of Kenya Insurers has launched the Bima Yangu App. This is a mobile application that...

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Partnerships key for Microinsurance growth, AKI study reveals
Date: Jul 6th, 2023

The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) released a survey on the state of microinsurance in Kenya.Th...

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AKI Journal June 2023 Quiz Solution
Date: Jun 30th, 2023

AKI JOURNAL JUNE 2023 QUIZ SOLUTION...

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James O. Oyugi- Ex Officio Board Member
Date: May 22nd, 2023

James O. Oyugi is the Chief Executive Officer of Cannon Life Assurance (K) Limited. He is a holder o...

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Sandip Bhaudry, Board Member
Date: May 22nd, 2023

Sandip holds a Master of Business Administration (Fulltime) degree from University of Bradford (UK)....

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AKI, ZEP RE Academy host medical insurance workshop
Date: May 19th, 2023

The Association of Kenya Insurers in conjunction with ZEP RE Academy hosted a medical insurance work...

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George Nyakundi – Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Life Insurance Council
Date: May 18th, 2023

George Nyakundi is the CEO, ICEA LION Life Insurance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economic...

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Angela Kamau – Deputy Chairman and Chairman of General Insurance Council
Date: May 18th, 2023

Angela Kamau is the Managing Director of Intra Africa Assurance Limited. She is a senior executive w...

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Catherine Karimi – Board Member CEO and Principal Officer at APA Life Insurance
Date: May 18th, 2023

Catherine Karimi is the CEO and Principal Officer at APA Life Insurance company. She holds a Bachelo...

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Dr. Peter W. Gichuru (PhD)- Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023

Dr. Gichuru is the Managing Director of Geminia Life Insurance Company Ltd. He is a seasoned insuran...

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Fred Ruoro – Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023

Fred Ruoro is the Managing Director of CIC General Insurance Ltd. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in ...

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George Kuria- Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023

George Kuria is the Principal Officer of Sanlam General Insurance. He has over two decades of manage...

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Jackson Theuri- Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023

Jackson Theuri is the CEO and Principal Officer of Britam General Insurance. He has held several sen...

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Meshack Miyogo – Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023

Meshack Miyogo is the Managing Director of CIC Life Insurance. His work experience cuts across the b...

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Tom Gichuhi- Secretary to the Board
Date: May 18th, 2023

Tom Gichuhi is the Executive Director of the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI). He has over four d...

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Nixon Shigoli elected AKI Board Chairman
Date: Mar 24th, 2023

Mr. Nixon Shigoli has been elected Board Chairman of the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) during ...

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Insurance industry converges at the 21st AKI Awards
Date: Mar 14th, 2023

Insurance industry players converged in Nairobi on 10 March 2023 to celebrate winners of the AKI Awa...

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AKI launches portal to help consumers understand insurance
Date: Jan 25th, 2023

AKI has launched a website named https://www.understandinsurance.co.ke/ to help consumers learn mor...

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AKI trains insurance industry leaders on new financial reporting standard for insurance contracts
Date: Nov 30th, 2022

The Association of Kenya Insurers in partnership with SCR Academy Re, Morocco will on 30th November ...

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Date: Aug 4th, 2022

AKI would like to engage a consultant to develop an all-inclusive Health Information Exchange and Ma...

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Request for proposals for development of a health information exchange and management system
Date: Aug 4th, 2022

AKI would like to engage a consultant to develop an all-inclusive Health Information Exchange and Ma...

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Dr. Kajwang’ named president of the African Insurance Organisation
Date: Jul 1st, 2022

Dr. Ben Kajwang, Director at the College of Insurance was yesterday named the President of the Afric...

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Equity Life Assurance joins AKI
Date: Apr 13th, 2022

Equity Life Assurance (Kenya) Ltd was admitted as a new member of the Association of Kenya Insurers ...

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AKI signs co-opreation agreement with Moroccan counterpart
Date: Mar 28th, 2022

AKI and the Moroccan Federation of Insurers and Reinsurers signed an agreement of cooperation o...

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Kenya to host the 48th AIO Annual Conference and General Assembly in June 2022
Date: Mar 17th, 2022

Kenya is set to host the African Insurance Organisation Annual Conference and General Assembly and 5...

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APA Insurance and BRITAM shine at AKI Awards
Date: Mar 14th, 2022

The insurance industry converged in Nairobi over the weekend to celebrate winners of the AKI Awards ...

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AKI launches APP to ease motor insurance claims process for customers
Date: Nov 22nd, 2021

The Association of Kenya Insurers has launched a Claims Registration Application (CRA) that will eas...

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Medical Insurers pay out Ksh1.3B for COVID-19 treatment
Date: Oct 21st, 2021

Data collected by the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) shows that a total of Ksh1.3b was paid out...

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Financial challenges key factor for low insurance uptake
Date: Sep 21st, 2021

A recent awareness survey by the Association of Kenya Insurers found that majority of Kenyans have a...

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Insurance Industry raises concerns on the NHIF Amendment Bill, 2021
Date: Jul 15th, 2021

Good health is a pre-requisite for the social and economic development of any country and hence the ...

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COVID-19 and Insurance in Kenya
Date: May 19th, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for over a year now. From the look of things, the virus is he...

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AKI Signs Nairobi Declaration on Insurance Sustainability
Date: Apr 22nd, 2021

AKI took part in the 4th PSI Africa Market Event in April 2021. The event, the first in East Africa,...

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Jerim Otieno elected AKI Board Chairman
Date: Mar 19th, 2021

Mr. Jerim Otieno has been elected the Chairman of the AKI Board during the Association’s 34th Annu...

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AKI Strategic Plan 2021-2025
Date: Feb 1st, 2021

AKI to enhance digitisation and stakeholder engagement in new strategy AKI has unveiled its 2021-20...

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AKI rolls out virtual motor insurance certificates
Date: Sep 19th, 2020

AKI has developed a virtual motor insurance certificate and has commenced roll out to the industry.I...

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Mr. Mathew Koech, elected Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) Chairman during the Association’s annual general meeting
Date: Apr 20th, 2019

Mr. Mathew Koech was unanimously elected as the Board Chairman of the Association of Kenya Insurers ...

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Financial inclusion grows; FinAccess 2019 Household Survey
Date: Apr 20th, 2019

The Central Bank of Kenya in collaboration with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Financia...

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Insurance Industry Performance Slows in 2018
Date: Dec 1st, 2018

The insurance industry performance slowed in 2018 to record 3 per cent growth compared to 6.5 per ce...

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Funeral costs heavy burden for Kenyan families
Date: Apr 20th, 2018

A market survey undertaken by AKI between January and March 2018, found that the rising cost of fune...

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AKI, Swiss Re host inaugural Insurance Debates
Date: Feb 10th, 2018

The first ever insurance debate tournament for university students was held on 26th and 27th January...

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Slow growth recorded in insurance industry in 2017
Date: Dec 30th, 2017

The insurance industry grew by 6.5per cent in the year ended 31 December 2017 compared to a growth o...

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Insurance Awareness at 44per cent, survey reveals
Date: Oct 18th, 2017

Insurance awareness is at 44per cent according to a nationwide survey undertaken in the last quarter...

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Team Apollo takes the day at the 2017 Insurance Sports Day
Date: Sep 20th, 2017

Apollo Group, well known as APA Insurance, garnered 53 points and took the overall top spot at the a...

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Insurance industry grows 13.4percent in 2017
Date: Aug 24th, 2017

The Insurance industry grew by 13.4 percent to hit Gross Premium of Ksh197billion in the year ended ...

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Marine cargo insurance premium plateaus
Date: Jul 20th, 2017

Data collected by the Association of Kenya Insurers shows that Marine Cargo Insurance premium for th...

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APA, Britam win big at AAYA 2017
Date: Apr 20th, 2017

APA Insurance won the General Insurance Company of the Year Award, while Britam Insurance won Life I...

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Survey reveals Bancassurance potential for growth
Date: Apr 20th, 2017

Bancassurance in Kenya is still in its nascent stages having started in 2004 when the first commerci...

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Local Marine Cargo Insurance grows by 57per cent in Q1, 2017
Date: Apr 12th, 2017

Data collected by Association of Kenya Insurers shows that local Marine Cargo Insurance premium has ...

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Marine Cargo Insurance Premium hits 600 million in Q3 2017
Date: Apr 6th, 2017

Data collected by AKI at the end of September 2017 shows that Marine Cargo Insurance premiums record...

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Highlights from the Medical Actuarial Study
Date: Feb 20th, 2017

The AKI Secretariat engaged Zamara (formerly Alexander Forbes) to undertake an actuarial determinati...

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Directive on local marine cargo insurance takes effect
Date: Jan 7th, 2017

Directive on local marine cargo insurance takes effectStarting 1 January 2017, all marine cargo impo...

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The Kenya Mortality Tables – KE 2007-2010: Mortality and Morbidity Investigation Project
Date: Dec 5th, 2016

The Kenya Mortality Tables KE-2007-2010 have been completed and approved by the industry regulator, ...

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AKI, DMI partner to hold medical camp in Naivasha
Date: Aug 17th, 2016

AKI has today presented the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre (DMI) with a sponsorshi...

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World Bank, AIO and ILO facilitate international Agriculture Insurance Workshop
Date: May 20th, 2016

The World Bank, Africa Insurance Organization (AIO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ...

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Next generation customer
Date: May 12th, 2016

Today’s customer is tech-savvy, more informed, more demanding and more discerning. Businesses ther...

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AKI takes part in the inaugural Chamas and SACCOs investment summit
Date: Apr 20th, 2016

The inaugural Chamas and SACCOs investment summit was held on 30th and 31st May 2016. The Summit, or...

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Insurance Gross Premiums hit 173billion
Date: Jan 6th, 2016

AKI has today released the industry statistics for the year ended 31st December 2015. The report sho...

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