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Mixed fortunes for South African insurers
16 March 2015
Johannesburg Reporter Stephen Durham

Fitch Ratings has affirmed MMI Group, Guardrisk Insurance Company and Guardrisk Life's national Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings at "AA+(zaf)". The outlooks are stable...

African captive gets approval and new location
18 July 2014
Johannesburg Reporter Stephen Durham

New Zealand-based cell-captive insurer Centriq has been awarded an A+ rating by the Global Credit Rating (GCR) Company for the sixth year in a row...

MMI Holdings acquire Guardrisk
06 March 2014
Johannesburg Reporter Stephen Durham

The sale of specialist-insurer Guardrisk to MMI Holdings has been approved by the Financial Services Board and South African competition authorities and came into effect on 3 March 2014...

Alexander Forbes sells Guardrisk to MMI
08 November 2013
Johannesburg Reporter Daniel Jackson

Guardrisk has been sold to MMI Holdings...

Pan-African Continental Reinsurance is licensed for Kenya
05 July 2012
Nairobi Reporter Georgina Lavers

Continental Reinsurance has been granted a license to operate in Kenya. After doing business in Kenya for the last four years, Continental has decided to establish...

Kenyan capital for reinsurance firms raised to £6.1 million
21 June 2012
Kenya Reporter Georgina Lavers

The minimum capital requirement for reinsurance companies in Kenya has been raised to £6.1 million (Sh800 million) from £3.8 million (Sh500 million)...

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