Price wars, fraud push 14 insurance firms into losses

Association of Kenya Insurers chairman Justus Mutiga speaks at their offices in Nairobi on October 29, 2014. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA

Price undercutting and fraud pushed 14 general insurance firms such as CIC, Resolution and AAR into large underwriting losses in the first half of the year.

Data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) shows the companies made a total underwriting loss of Sh480.2 million in the period, meaning that they paid out more in claims and expenses than premiums collected.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.