Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA)

Legal battle looms over new NHIF bill, sector awaits nod

Reading Time: 3 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Plans for a new law making it mandatory for every Kenyan above 18 years to pay Sh6,000 […]

Monarch to surrender 51pc stake

Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Holmarcom Group yesterday announced plans to acquire a 51 per cent stake of Monarch Insurance Company, in […]

Treasury mulls reforms to enhance insurance uptake

Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve National Treasury in consultation with the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) is considering sweeping changes in the country’s […]

Fraud hits insurance firms hard

Reading Time: 2 minutes Steve Umidha @UmidhaSteve Fraud and forged claims continue to eat into profit margins of firms in the insurance sector, says […]

Collaboration will unlock overlap in digital lending

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wambui Waweru   Kenya is eyeing to introduce a regulatory framework for digital lending business, a key development that will […]

Why ailing insurance sector needs total overhaul

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya’s insurance sector can only be described as being in the Intensive Care Unit. Its performance is depressing. Insurance penetration […]

Why insurance take up is still low

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Indiscipline among insurance agents and brokers could be one of the major impediments to greater insurance penetration in […]