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By Isaac Khisa Insurers warn on IRA-U’s new guidelines on health insurance Uganda’s move to introduce new guidelines in the medical segment of the insurance industry are likely to hurt the growth of Health Membership Organizations, as the country moves to streamline their operations. The new guidelines, which came into …

By Agnes E. Nantaba John Karionji is the CEO of Insurance Company of East Africa (ICEA)-General. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about the pertinent issues in the insurance industry in the country. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a manager? Believing in the people and …

By Patrick Kagenda A new insurance company offering rare insurance services has entered the Uganda market. Africa Trade Insurance (ATI) is a multilateral political and credit risk insurer that recently opened shop in Uganda. But its major challenge is to sell itself to the local insurance firms as most of …

By Patrick Kagenda The government is pushing for compulsory National Health Insurance policy amidst widespread public skepticism. The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda spoke to the World Bank’s Senior Health Specialist Peter Okwero who says it could take 15 years before tangible results are seen on the ground. What is a National …

By Patrick Kagenda After failing to take over the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) in 2005 in the teeth of competition from Nigeria’s Industrial and General Insurance (IGI), the Kenyan firm Apollo Pan African (APA) Insurance has at last made its way on to the Ugandan financial market. APA, which owns …