African market News

AXA & Chaucer Form Strategic Partnership to Provide African Specialty Insurance

AXA is targeting the rapidly expanding market for African specialty insurance by partnering with Chaucer, a Lloyd’s specialty insurance group. The new venture, called “AXA Africa Specialty Risks,” will be dedicated to covering specialty insurance lines in Africa, with a …

Mauritius-Based Reinsurance Solutions Launches London Subsidiary

Reinsurance Solutions Group announced the launch of its London subsidiary, Reinsurance Solutions London Ltd. Reinsurance Solutions is a Mauritius-based reinsurance broking group trading across Africa with subsidiaries in Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, and now London. The group, established 20 years ago, …

Old Mutual to Split into 4 Units as CEO Works to Reverse Flagging Returns

Old Mutual Plc plans to split into four units as Chief Executive Officer Bruce Hemphill breaks up the U.K. financial services company to reverse years of flagging returns. The insurer will spin off its controlling stake in South African lender …

Old Mutual’s Stock Gains on Reports It Will Break Up Businesses

Old Mutual Plc, the U.K.-based financial services firm that is Africa’s largest insurer, climbed on speculation that it is considering a breakup of businesses as part of a strategic review. The company rose as much as 12 percent in London, …

AXA Invests $84 Million in Africa Internet Group, Taking 8% Stake

E-commerce firm Africa Internet Group and French insurer AXA said on Monday they had formed a partnership in which AXA will be the exclusive provider of insurance to AIG and invest 75 million euros ($84 million) to take a roughly …

Castel Launches Corporate Underwriting Cell, Targeting African Reinsurance

Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., the London-based MGA formation platform, has launched its first corporate underwriting cell, working with One Re, a specialist African-focused reinsurer, to target facultative reinsurance business across Sub-Saharan Africa. The underwriting cell, called One Facultative Acceptances*, will …