Insurers’ NSE portfolio climbs to four-year high amid rally

Screen showing market trends at Nairobi Securities Exchange. 

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Insurance and reinsurance firms have increased the share of their investments at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to a four-year high of 3 percent, riding on a sustained equity market rally that has lifted returns.

Latest data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) shows that the industry’s exposure at the NSE hit 3.0 percent in the quarter ended March 2026 compared with 2.1 percent in a similar quarter last year.

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