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FIRST Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) says it is eyeing Zimbabwe’s informal sector as a key growth frontier, with the group unveiling plans to take its products directly to small businesses and entrepreneurs who have traditionally been excluded from mainstream financial services.
Speaking on the sidelines of the group’s annual general meeting recently, FMHL chief executive officer
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FINANCIAL jagganaut,CBZ Holdings Limited says it is looking at expanding its micro-insurance products to appeal to the market adding that it will take value from its micro-finance business going into the future.
This comes as the firm says it has several insurance products in the sector including the hospital cash plan and comfort shore plan among others.
Responding to questions
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ZB Financial Holdings says it continues to scout for investment opportunities in the region and beyond, having already been accredited to write business in Tanzania.
Through its insurance operation ZB Life, the group has already established a regional business presence through investment in P&C Reinsurance (Botswana).
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The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) has encouraged the industry to embrace and adapt to digital transformation, saying it is essential for the industry.
Speaking during the ongoing Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe Winter School in Kariba, IPEC Director of Insurance and Microinsurance Sibongile Siwela said adapting to change was not optional.
Siwela said the sector was currently
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NicozDiamond Limited, a member of First Mutual Holdings, says local market leadership consolidation still remains the group’s key focus that can be used as a springboard for the long-term regional expansion strategy.
Cluster chief executive David Nyabadza, in a statement of financials for the year ended December 31, 2024, said the Group will seek to leverage technology and digital
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The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has unveiled a Solar and Starlink Loan, a transformative financing solution designed to help schools and staff in the education sector across Zimbabwe to access reliable solar energy and high-speed internet connectivity via Starlink.
Chief executive Garainashe Changunda in a statement said this people-centric initiative is a direct response to the
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FINANCIAL services group Zimre Holdings Limited (ZHL) says its key priorities for the year include driving balance sheet optimization, improving collaboration across strategic business units, and the revitalization of better-performing assets, Insurance24 reports
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First Mutual Holdings (FMHL) Insurance Contract Revenue (ICR) for the half-year period to June 30, 2024, grew by 15 percent year-on-year to US$84,009 mln compared to US$73,193 mln for the same period in 2023, primarily driven by increased customer uptake.
Chief executive Doug Hoto told shareholders at the group’s annual general meeting (AGM) that the pure USD ICR contribution remained
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Zimbabwe’s capital markets are navigating a complex environment marked by tight liquidity, currency uncertainty, and shifting institutional investment patterns in the second half of the year.
This is coming at a time when the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange turnover saw a total of 1.27 billion shares exchanging hands during the first half of the year, up 179% from 456 million shares were traded
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Old Mutual Zimbabwe launched its nationwide #WinterWarmer Campaign, a compassionate initiative designed to support the country’s most vulnerable communities during the harsh winter season.