Kenya Re profits drop 36.4pc on higher claims

Kenya Re Chief executive officer Jadiah Mwarania. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) has posted a 36.4 per cent drop in after-tax profit in the year ended December 2018, which the re-insurer attributed to higher claims, forex losses, lower income and impairment of assets.

Kenya Re net profit stood at Sh2.27 billion in the period compared to Sh3.57 billion the year before.

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