Staff Writer
The Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) is shifting its focus from strategy formulation to measurable execution as pension funds confront growing risks from artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, climate change and an increasingly complex investment environment.
ZAPF director-general Sandra Musevenzo said the association’s 2024–2026 Strategic Plan had moved beyond being
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Zimbabwe’s rapid economic formalisation is creating thousands of new potential insurance customers among small and medium enterprises (SMEs), informal traders and entrepreneurs, presenting insurers with a major growth opportunity, Insurance and Reinsurance Development Committee (AIRDC) vice president Patrick Kusikwenyu has said.
Kusikwenyu, delivering welcome remarks at the 24th AIRDC
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Insurance regulators and industry players must place sustainability, consumer confidence and inclusive access at the centre of efforts to build resilient insurance markets as technological, geopolitical and climate-related risks intensify, Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) Commissioner Dr Grace Muradzikwa has said.
Muradzikwa said the long-term sustainability of the insurance
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Deputy Finance Minister Kuda Mnangagwa has challenged Zimbabwe’s insurance industry to move beyond traditional policy sales and become a central pillar of the country’s economic resilience as climate change, technology and geopolitical shocks expose growing gaps in insurance protection.
Officially opening the 24th annual conference of the Association of Insurers and Reinsurers of
ZHL profitability strengthens as regional expansion reshapes earning
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ZIMRE Holdings Limited (ZHL) increased profit after tax by 15% to US$10.74 million in the six months to June 30, 2026, as stronger insurance revenue, improved investment returns and regional expansion under its Great Africa Trek strategy supported earnings growth.
The group’s profit after tax increased from US$9.33