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"13 Tips to secure your child’s future with an Education Policy!"
Date: Nov 18th, 20241. What is an education policy? An education insurance policy is a life insurance plan designed to...
Read moreAKI releases state of the Bancassurance Market in Kenya 2024
Date: Nov 14th, 2024The Association of Kenya Insurers today released findings from a study on the state of the bancassur...
Read moreInstitutions advised to secure proper Insurance for hiring out buses
Date: Sep 16th, 2024The recent High Court ruling by Justice Aburili, which emphasized the importance of learning institu...
Read moreApplications open for the AKI Future Leaders of Insurance competition
Date: Jul 15th, 2024The AKI Secretariat has today launched the fourth edition of the Future Leaders of Insurance 2024 co...
Read moreApplications open for the AKI Future Leaders of Insurance competition
Date: Jul 15th, 2024The AKI Secretariat has today launched the fourth edition of the Future Leaders of Insurance 2024 co...
Read moreThe Insurer- Sustainably Shaping the world of tomorrow- June 2024
Date: Jul 9th, 2024Sustainability is a strategic issue of our time. Every business, every sector must think about its i...
Read moreInsurers urge the National Assembly to discard the proposed motor circulation tax outlined in the Finance Bill, 2024.
Date: May 17th, 2024Insurers urge the National Assembly to discard the proposed motor circulation tax outlined in the Fi...
Read moreMr Hezron Wambugu
Date: May 1st, 2024Hezron Wambugu is the CEO and Principal Officer of Kenya Orient Insurance. He has a career spanning ...
Read moreNjeri Jomo – Board Member
Date: May 1st, 2024Njeri Jomo is the CEO and Principal Officer of Jubilee Health Insurance Company. She is a highly acc...
Read moreYogesh Mesharam – Board Member
Date: May 1st, 2024Mr. Yogesh Mesharm is the Managing Director at Kenindia Assurance. He has over two decades of experi...
Read moreContinental Reinsurance joins AKI as an Associate Member
Date: Apr 25th, 2024Continental Reinsurance Company was admitted as an Associate Member during the 37th Annual General M...
Read moreAKI launches Artificial Intelligence challenge for insurance industry.
Date: Apr 25th, 2024The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) in partnership with Caava VantagePoint AI (CVPAI),have launc...
Read more22nd AKI Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in the Insurance Industry
Date: Mar 11th, 2024The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) proudly hosted the 22nd edition of the AKI Awards on Friday,...
Read moreAI and data changing the insurance game.
Date: Jan 16th, 2024Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have been the stuff of science fiction with a low likel...
Read moreSeventeen Life Insurance companies authorised to receive NSSF Tier 2 contributions.
Date: Sep 8th, 2023The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has given approval to seventeen Life Insurance Companies to ...
Read moreInsurers pay out over 150billion in customer claims in 2022
Date: Sep 1st, 2023The Association of Kenya Insurers has released the 2022 insurance industry marketreport. The report ...
Read moreAKI launches consumer Bima Yangu - self-service Insurance App
Date: Aug 1st, 2023The Association of Kenya Insurers has launched the Bima Yangu App. This is a mobile application that...
Read morePartnerships key for Microinsurance growth, AKI study reveals
Date: Jul 6th, 2023The Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) released a survey on the state of microinsurance in Kenya.Th...
Read moreAKI Journal June 2023 Quiz Solution
Date: Jun 30th, 2023AKI JOURNAL JUNE 2023 QUIZ SOLUTION...
Read moreJames O. Oyugi- Ex Officio Board Member
Date: May 22nd, 2023James O. Oyugi is the Chief Executive Officer of Cannon Life Assurance (K) Limited. He is a holder o...
Read moreSandip Bhaudry, Board Member
Date: May 22nd, 2023Sandip holds a Master of Business Administration (Fulltime) degree from University of Bradford (UK)....
Read moreAKI, ZEP RE Academy host medical insurance workshop
Date: May 19th, 2023The Association of Kenya Insurers in conjunction with ZEP RE Academy hosted a medical insurance work...
Read moreGeorge Nyakundi – Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Life Insurance Council
Date: May 18th, 2023George Nyakundi is the CEO, ICEA LION Life Insurance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economic...
Read moreAngela Kamau – Deputy Chairman and Chairman of General Insurance Council
Date: May 18th, 2023Angela Kamau is the Managing Director of Intra Africa Assurance Limited. She is a senior executive w...
Read moreCatherine Karimi – Board Member CEO and Principal Officer at APA Life Insurance
Date: May 18th, 2023Catherine Karimi is the CEO and Principal Officer at APA Life Insurance company. She holds a Bachelo...
Read moreDr. Peter W. Gichuru (PhD)- Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023Dr. Gichuru is the Managing Director of Geminia Life Insurance Company Ltd. He is a seasoned insuran...
Read moreFred Ruoro – Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023Fred Ruoro is the Managing Director of CIC General Insurance Ltd. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in ...
Read moreGeorge Kuria- Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023George Kuria is the Principal Officer of Sanlam General Insurance. He has over two decades of manage...
Read moreJackson Theuri- Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023Jackson Theuri is the CEO and Principal Officer of Britam General Insurance. He has held several sen...
Read moreMeshack Miyogo – Board Member
Date: May 18th, 2023Meshack Miyogo is the Managing Director of CIC Life Insurance. His work experience cuts across the b...
Read moreTom Gichuhi- Secretary to the Board
Date: May 18th, 2023Tom Gichuhi is the Executive Director of the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI). He has over four d...
Read moreNixon Shigoli elected AKI Board Chairman
Date: Mar 24th, 2023Mr. Nixon Shigoli has been elected Board Chairman of the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) during ...
Read moreInsurance industry converges at the 21st AKI Awards
Date: Mar 14th, 2023Insurance industry players converged in Nairobi on 10 March 2023 to celebrate winners of the AKI Awa...
Read moreAKI launches portal to help consumers understand insurance
Date: Jan 25th, 2023AKI has launched a website named https://www.understandinsurance.co.ke/ to help consumers learn mor...
Read moreAKI trains insurance industry leaders on new financial reporting standard for insurance contracts
Date: Nov 30th, 2022The Association of Kenya Insurers in partnership with SCR Academy Re, Morocco will on 30th November ...
Read moreREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Date: Aug 4th, 2022AKI would like to engage a consultant to develop an all-inclusive Health Information Exchange and Ma...
Read moreRequest for proposals for development of a health information exchange and management system
Date: Aug 4th, 2022AKI would like to engage a consultant to develop an all-inclusive Health Information Exchange and Ma...
Read moreDr. Kajwang’ named president of the African Insurance Organisation
Date: Jul 1st, 2022Dr. Ben Kajwang, Director at the College of Insurance was yesterday named the President of the Afric...
Read moreEquity Life Assurance joins AKI
Date: Apr 13th, 2022Equity Life Assurance (Kenya) Ltd was admitted as a new member of the Association of Kenya Insurers ...
Read moreAKI signs co-opreation agreement with Moroccan counterpart
Date: Mar 28th, 2022AKI and the Moroccan Federation of Insurers and Reinsurers signed an agreement of cooperation o...
Read moreKenya to host the 48th AIO Annual Conference and General Assembly in June 2022
Date: Mar 17th, 2022Kenya is set to host the African Insurance Organisation Annual Conference and General Assembly and 5...
Read moreAPA Insurance and BRITAM shine at AKI Awards
Date: Mar 14th, 2022The insurance industry converged in Nairobi over the weekend to celebrate winners of the AKI Awards ...
Read moreAKI launches APP to ease motor insurance claims process for customers
Date: Nov 22nd, 2021The Association of Kenya Insurers has launched a Claims Registration Application (CRA) that will eas...
Read moreMedical Insurers pay out Ksh1.3B for COVID-19 treatment
Date: Oct 21st, 2021Data collected by the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) shows that a total of Ksh1.3b was paid out...
Read moreFinancial challenges key factor for low insurance uptake
Date: Sep 21st, 2021A recent awareness survey by the Association of Kenya Insurers found that majority of Kenyans have a...
Read moreInsurance Industry raises concerns on the NHIF Amendment Bill, 2021
Date: Jul 15th, 2021Good health is a pre-requisite for the social and economic development of any country and hence the ...
Read moreCOVID-19 and Insurance in Kenya
Date: May 19th, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for over a year now. From the look of things, the virus is he...
Read moreAKI Signs Nairobi Declaration on Insurance Sustainability
Date: Apr 22nd, 2021AKI took part in the 4th PSI Africa Market Event in April 2021. The event, the first in East Africa,...
Read moreJerim Otieno elected AKI Board Chairman
Date: Mar 19th, 2021Mr. Jerim Otieno has been elected the Chairman of the AKI Board during the Association’s 34th Annu...
Read moreAKI Strategic Plan 2021-2025
Date: Feb 1st, 2021AKI to enhance digitisation and stakeholder engagement in new strategy AKI has unveiled its 2021-20...
Read moreAKI rolls out virtual motor insurance certificates
Date: Sep 19th, 2020AKI has developed a virtual motor insurance certificate and has commenced roll out to the industry.I...
Read moreMr. Mathew Koech, elected Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) Chairman during the Association’s annual general meeting
Date: Apr 20th, 2019Mr. Mathew Koech was unanimously elected as the Board Chairman of the Association of Kenya Insurers ...
Read moreFinancial inclusion grows; FinAccess 2019 Household Survey
Date: Apr 20th, 2019The Central Bank of Kenya in collaboration with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Financia...
Read moreInsurance Industry Performance Slows in 2018
Date: Dec 1st, 2018The insurance industry performance slowed in 2018 to record 3 per cent growth compared to 6.5 per ce...
Read moreFuneral costs heavy burden for Kenyan families
Date: Apr 20th, 2018A market survey undertaken by AKI between January and March 2018, found that the rising cost of fune...
Read moreAKI, Swiss Re host inaugural Insurance Debates
Date: Feb 10th, 2018The first ever insurance debate tournament for university students was held on 26th and 27th January...
Read moreSlow growth recorded in insurance industry in 2017
Date: Dec 30th, 2017The insurance industry grew by 6.5per cent in the year ended 31 December 2017 compared to a growth o...
Read moreInsurance Awareness at 44per cent, survey reveals
Date: Oct 18th, 2017Insurance awareness is at 44per cent according to a nationwide survey undertaken in the last quarter...
Read moreTeam Apollo takes the day at the 2017 Insurance Sports Day
Date: Sep 20th, 2017Apollo Group, well known as APA Insurance, garnered 53 points and took the overall top spot at the a...
Read moreInsurance industry grows 13.4percent in 2017
Date: Aug 24th, 2017The Insurance industry grew by 13.4 percent to hit Gross Premium of Ksh197billion in the year ended ...
Read moreMarine cargo insurance premium plateaus
Date: Jul 20th, 2017Data collected by the Association of Kenya Insurers shows that Marine Cargo Insurance premium for th...
Read moreAPA, Britam win big at AAYA 2017
Date: Apr 20th, 2017APA Insurance won the General Insurance Company of the Year Award, while Britam Insurance won Life I...
Read moreSurvey reveals Bancassurance potential for growth
Date: Apr 20th, 2017Bancassurance in Kenya is still in its nascent stages having started in 2004 when the first commerci...
Read moreLocal Marine Cargo Insurance grows by 57per cent in Q1, 2017
Date: Apr 12th, 2017Data collected by Association of Kenya Insurers shows that local Marine Cargo Insurance premium has ...
Read moreMarine Cargo Insurance Premium hits 600 million in Q3 2017
Date: Apr 6th, 2017Data collected by AKI at the end of September 2017 shows that Marine Cargo Insurance premiums record...
Read moreHighlights from the Medical Actuarial Study
Date: Feb 20th, 2017The AKI Secretariat engaged Zamara (formerly Alexander Forbes) to undertake an actuarial determinati...
Read moreDirective on local marine cargo insurance takes effect
Date: Jan 7th, 2017Directive on local marine cargo insurance takes effectStarting 1 January 2017, all marine cargo impo...
Read moreThe Kenya Mortality Tables – KE 2007-2010: Mortality and Morbidity Investigation Project
Date: Dec 5th, 2016The Kenya Mortality Tables KE-2007-2010 have been completed and approved by the industry regulator, ...
Read moreAKI, DMI partner to hold medical camp in Naivasha
Date: Aug 17th, 2016AKI has today presented the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre (DMI) with a sponsorshi...
Read moreWorld Bank, AIO and ILO facilitate international Agriculture Insurance Workshop
Date: May 20th, 2016The World Bank, Africa Insurance Organization (AIO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ...
Read moreNext generation customer
Date: May 12th, 2016Today’s customer is tech-savvy, more informed, more demanding and more discerning. Businesses ther...
Read moreAKI takes part in the inaugural Chamas and SACCOs investment summit
Date: Apr 20th, 2016The inaugural Chamas and SACCOs investment summit was held on 30th and 31st May 2016. The Summit, or...
Read moreInsurance Gross Premiums hit 173billion
Date: Jan 6th, 2016AKI has today released the industry statistics for the year ended 31st December 2015. The report sho...
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