Insurance cost set to rise on new tax

A cargo ship. Some reinsurance, marine and aviation insurance covers are currently sourced from overseas-based multinationals. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenyans could face insurance premium increases as the industry factors in Treasury’s new withholding tax on services from foreign operators, experts have warned.

The higher costs, analysts at PricewaterhouseCoopers say, would be borne by Kenyans because the foreigners have no taxable presence locally.

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