Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega

The State of Uganda’s UGX1.425 Trillion Insurance Industry

by Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisThe Big StoryJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023

Uganda’s Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has released the official 2022 report detailing the performance of the insurance industry, showing that the sector remained on a growth trajectory in the year…

Probably Uganda’s most innovative insurer—Prudential Uganda wins 3 awards at regulator’s 2021 Insurance Innovation Awards

by Nelson NambooleCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Prudential Uganda has won three awards; the Most Innovative Life Insurance Product, Most Innovative Insurance Agent and the Overall Judges’ Special Award in the second edition of the Insurance Innovation…

VisionFund Uganda partners with Insurtech Turaco to provide affordable and inclusive insurance for its 40,000 Ugandan customers

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 4, 2022March 9, 2022

VisionFund Uganda and Turaco Insurance Brokers Limited (T/A Turaco) are proud to officially announce the launch of their partnership with a microinsurance product called “VisionFund Cares”. The product offering, available to over…

Expedite the National Health Insurance Scheme Bill to Achieve SDGS

by CEO ReporterThought LeadershipDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020

By Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega In June 2019, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) bill was approved by Cabinet and subsequently tabled before Parliament. The bill was referred to the…

Every great vision needs solid people: Meet IRA’s senior executives daring to drive insurance penetration to 1.4% by 2022

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsAugust 24, 2020August 24, 2020

ALHAJ KADDUNABBI IBRAHIM LUBEGA Chief Executive Officer Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega is a Fellow and Certified Insurance Professional of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF)…

Q&A: Uganda’s Insurance Industry is very solid; to withstand Covid-19 shocks — Insurance Regulator’s Alhaj Kaddunabbi

by Muhereza KyamuteteraQ + AsThe Big StoryAugust 24, 2020September 14, 2020

Uganda’s insurance industry has grown quite significantly, nearly touching the UGX1 trillion in premiums mark in 2019- what are some of the key highlights of this growth? First of all,…

HOW WE MADE IT: ICEA Life Chairman, James Ndegwa tells how Uganda’s leading insurance and asset management business was built

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFinanceThe Big StoryMarch 30, 2020March 30, 2020

In November 1964, soon after the completion of political independence in East African, three companies, Eagle Star Insurance, the Welfare Insurance, and the New Zealand Insurance Company merged their regional…

CEO OF THE WEEK: Meet Alhaj Kaddunabbi, the insurance regulator who has grown the industry by 257%

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 1, 2020March 1, 2020

Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) since 2010. Under his leadership, the industry has undergone, unprecedented and robust growth. Non-life…

AIG taps on Lydia Kayonde to lead their return to Ugandan market

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCEOsCompany NewsFinanceThe Big StoryWomen in BusinessWomen In LeadershipJune 2, 2019June 2, 2019

American International Group (AIG) has tapped on seasoned insurance executive, Lydia Kayonde to lead their re-entry into the Ugandan market, CEO East Africa Magazine has learnt. The Insurance Regulatory Authority’s…

Uganda’s insurance industry underwrote UGX856bn in 2018

by Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsFinanceManufacturingMay 20, 2019May 21, 2019

The insurance industry in Uganda underwrote UGX856 billion (USD227.8 million) in 2018- that is UGX73.60 billion (USD19.6 million) more than the Shs782.4 billion (208.2 million) underwritten in 2017. This is…