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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Insurers Association (UIA) has expressed optimism that recognizing top-performing industry agents will significantly boost insurance penetration and contribute to the sector’s overall growth. During the 13th Annual UIA Insurance Agents Awards held on April 26 at Speke Resort Munyonyo, UIA’s Chairman of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bankers want bank agents to be allowed to conduct Bancassurance business on behalf of the financial institutions to enhance access to the services by the public. Diamond Trust Bank, named Most Innovative Bancassurance Agent 2022, says there is a need to further take services closure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jubilee Life Insurance Company Uganda has rewarded its outstanding agents in a bid to appreciate them for keeping the company competitive in the market. Kumar Sumit Gaurav, the Chief Executive Officer of the insurer, led a rewarding event honoring agents who excelled in selling policies …

The company’s agents have declined by 5.5% to 162,000 as it continued to execute its agent rationalisation strategy geared towards sustainable growth Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | MTN Uganda’s subsidiary, MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd, plans to partner with financial institutions to extend credit to MTN Mobile agents and merchants …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda Group has called for a review of the taxation policy for digital money transitions, specifically the levy on the withdrawal of cash at mobile money agents. In 2018, the government introduced four levies on digital services including mobile money transactions, causing a public …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Insurers Association (UIA), the umbrella organization for all insurance companies in Uganda, has unveiled the Annual Insurance Agents Awards. The awards to be held under the theme Celebrating the role of an agent in the insurance cycle, will take place at Hotel Africana on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commercial banks in Uganda are looking into how they can beef up the security of their agents due to the risk exposed to them for holding cash. This comes after an incident on 30 June 2019 in Nansana where three guards attached to Tiger …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Cairo-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is seeking to recruit at least 700 commercial banks as agents across the continent to extend financial services to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Amr Kamel, the Bank’s Executive Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Banking, said the multi-lateral lender …