CIC Insurance Group Limited

CIC Insurance Group Limited
Public company
KN: CIC
Industry Insurance, Financial services
Founded 1968
Headquarters Mara Road, Upper Hill
Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
 Nelson Kuria
Group Managing Director
Japheth Magomere
Chairman
Products Insurance, Investment and REITs Services
Revenue Increase KES: 10.9 billion (2013)
Increase KES: 1.4 billion (2013)[1]
Total assets KES: 17.03 billion (2013)
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CIC Insurance Group Limited, commonly referred to as CIC Group, is an insurance and investment group that operates mainly in Kenya. CIC Group has a network of branches and operational subsidiaries spread across the country.

Overview

The group's headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya. CIC Insurance Group is leading Micro and Co-operative insurance provider in Kenya with its subsidiaries involved in fund and asset management, general, medical insurance and life insurance, pension and annuities.[2] The Group plans to expand regionally to Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda and Malawi.[3]

History

The Group's origins in Kenya date back to 1968 when it was a department within the Kenya National Federation of Co-operatives. In 1978, the department was registered and licensed as Co-operative Insurance Services Limited, a composite insurance company to write all classes of business with its target market, the cooperative movement.

In 1999, the company was changed to the Co-operative Insurance Company of Kenya Limited (CIC) and later to CIC Insurance Group Limited in 2010. This change was in preparation for the de-merger of its life and general business operations.[4]

The Group made its debut on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on 18 July 2012. This made it the 6th insurance company to be listed on the NSE and the 60th company to be listed on the NSE overall.[5]

In 2014, CIC Group announced its intention to expand to Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda and Malawi. In South Sudanese market, the Group plans to set up a greenfield operation in which it would hold 69 percent of issued capital in a new local entity while the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan (a subsidiary of the Cooperative Bank of Kenya) would take up the remaining 31 per cent.[6] This expansion would be pegged on the resolution of the South Sudanese Civil War. In Uganda, the Group aims to partner with the Uganda Cooperatives Savings and Credit Union to establish an insurance company in which CIC Insurance Group would own 40 percent of the unit. CIC Group stated that in Malawi, it would start with a 70 percent stake in a new subsidiary with the remaining being held by the Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperative and the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM).[7]

According to the Insurance Regulatory Authority report released in September 2014, CIC Insurance was ranked third in market share with 9% of the market behind Jubilee Insurance and Britam, who controlled 11.9% and 11.2% respectively.[8]

Subsidiaries and associated companies

The companies that comprise the CIC Insurance Group Limited include, but are not limited, to the following: [9]

  1. CIC General Insurance Limited – Nairobi, Kenya - 100% Shareholding - The flagship company of the group. Offering general insurance.
  2. CIC Life Assurance Limited – Nairobi, Kenya - 100% Shareholding - Offering Life Insurance.
  3. CIC Asset Management Limited – Nairobi, Kenya - 100% Shareholding - Offering Financial services, investment management, Investment advisory and REITs [10]
  4. CIC Africa Insurance (SS) Limited – South, Kololo. Airport Ministries Road, Juba, South Sudan - 69% Shareholding - Offering Insurance. (31% shareholding is by Co-op Bank South Sudan)
  5. Takaful Insurance of Africa Limited – Nairobi, Kenya - 24% Shareholding - Offering general insurance.

Ownership

The shares of the CIC Insurance Group Limited are listed on the NSE, where it trades under the symbol CIC. As of 31 December 2013, the five largest shareholders in the Group's stock are depicted in the table below:[11]

CIC Insurance Group Limited
Rank Name of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 Cooperative Bank of Kenya 35.71
2 Co-operative Bank Savings & Credit Society Ltd 9.63
3 K-Unity Savings & Credit Co-operative Society 3.21
4 Harambee Co-operative Savings & Credit Society ltd 1.81
5 Embu Farmers Savings & Credit Co-Operative Society 1.78
6 Others Local and International Investors 52.14
Total100.00

Governance

CIC Insurance Group Limited is governed by an twelve-person Board of Directors with Japheth Magomere serving as the chairman of the group and Nelson Kuria as the executive director.

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