Financial services group Britam is set to lay off 100 staff in a bid to cut costs. The firm said on Wednesday that it was implementing an early retirement plan mean to enable the firm “to remain agile, relevant and responsive to the changing market conditions.” Its financial advisors will
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Sanlam Uganda Monday announced that Uganda will be participating in the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism. The awards have been recognising and rewarding exceptional business journalism since 1974. The awards aim to honour the indispensable role of the financial journalist in modern business life and the high
Read Moredfcu customers and the general public can now purchase a wide range of insurance products including motor vehicle cover, fire and burglary, Child Education, goods in transit and so much more from dfcu Bank. This after the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda granted dfcu Bank a license to offer bancassurance
Read MoreAfrican Reinsurance Corporation ("Africa Re") announces its membership of Africa Finance Corporation ("AFC"), and becomes the first multi-lateral financial institution to invest in AFC. Africa Re, owned by 41 African states, approximately 107 insurance/reinsurance companies and non-African strategic investors, is the continent's premier reinsurance corporation, operating across 41 African countries.
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni has said that a country’s human resource is greater than any natural resource and must be nurtured and protected. He said this coupled with the unity and stability of our nation is the best insurance for its people. The President was addressing the first Special Forces Command
Read MoreUganda is such an interesting country where wonders never cease! On Tuesday, the leadership of Parliament decided to table a motion to pay tribute to Alhaj Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) Executive Director for being elected President of African Insurance Organisation. However, the decision to include this
Read MoreBy Aloysious Kasoma Diamond Trust Bank Uganda has received a license from Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to provide Bancassurance as a product on the Ugandan market. Bancassurance simply means the selling of insurance products and services by banks. Bancassurance takes effect in Uganda following the passing of the Financial Institutions
Read MoreSanlam Emerging Markets Proprietary Limited (SEM) on November 21 announced that it had successfully concluded the transaction whereby its subsidiary, Sanlam General Insurance Uganda Limited (SGIU), acquired close to 100% interest in the share capital of Lion Assurance Company Limited (LAC) in Uganda from Trans Industries Proprietary Limited and certain
Read MoreUnmarried couples in the East African country of Burundi have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships through church or state registrations. In May, President Pierre Nkurunziza signed a new law which the government says will help protect women and create a more moral society, but some disagree. The government insists
Read MoreFollowing passage of the Financial Institutions Amendment bill 2016 which included a provision for Bancassurance and the subsequent approval of the regulatory guidelines by the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Stanbic Bank Uganda has become the first bank in Uganda to be granted a license to provide Bancassurance as a product
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