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HARARE, By embracing insurance, Zimbabwean banks can enhance their services, drive growth, and improve financial inclusion.
As the industry continues to evolve, innovative partnerships and customer-centric approaches will be crucial to success.
Integrating insurance into banking services offers numerous benefits
>Increased Customer Loyalty: By providing insurance products, banks can
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Insurance industry players have been advised to think about optionality when considering deals at a time. 2025 is promising to reflect an increase in transactions compared to prior years, Insurance24 reports.
This comes as an expert has warned that deals do not always work out, thus a need to have the capacity to deal with the aftermath.
Presenting on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) and the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds (ZAPF) have underscored the importance of finalising the pre-2009 pension compensation matter, which would help in restoring confidence in insurance and pensions.
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Zimbabwe’s insurance market is projected to reach a market size (gross written premium) of US$2.51 billion in 2025, as the market has been experiencing notable developments and trends in recent years.
Statista, a global data and business intelligence platform, in a report on insurance, said within the market,
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The Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB), the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), and the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) have announced mandatory sustainability reporting for all listed entities.
The mandate is in line with Statutory Instrument 134 of 2019 (Securities and Exchange (Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Listings Requirements) Rules, 2019), as well as ZSE Practice Note
The 2025 insurance outlook for the mining sector is shaped by various factors, including evolving insurance industry regulations, operating models, mining regulations, and emerging risks. Here are some key risks and developments to consider as your entity plans its insurance and risk management approach for 2025:
Key Risks for 2025
There are several risks that Mines face and most have traditional
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HARARE, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd says its subsidiary, Ecocash Holdings, is in the process of changing its name to remove the reference to EcoCash as the Company no longer owns EcoCash and the other Fintech businesses.
This comes as in April 2024, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited and EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited concluded a Scheme of Reconstruction whereby all the Financial
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HARARE, Retailer, Ok Zimbabwe says it has begun restocking its units across the country with support from supplier partners as well as financial institutions that continue to assist with short-term funding structures.
The company also said it has developed new alternative procurement models which include, but are not limited to, a structured stock supply arrangement with a third party
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Harare, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Zimbabwe’s economic activity has started recovering after the El Niño-induced drought.
Following the request for a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) by the authorities in 2023, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr Wojciech Maliszewski conducted a mission to Harare from January 30 to February 13, 2024, to advance
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HARARE, The Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe (IIZ) says its new curriculum has been designed to balance traditional insurance principles with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence as it aims to create a comprehensive learning experience that harmonizes the two, Insurance 24 reports.
Over the