KEY POINTS Sasini was the top gainer of the day with 6.82 percent at the price of 18.00 shillings per share followed by Total Kenya with 5.60 percent at the price of 25.45 shillings per share. Stocks are a popular avenue for investment, but it’s far from the only option. Depending on your needs, income […]
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CIC Insurance posts first loss of Sh297m after 13- year run
CIC managing director for general insurance Elijah Wachira. FILE PHOTO | NMG CIC Insurance Group #ticker:CIC posted a Sh296.8 million net loss in the year ended December, breaking its 13-year profit-making run that goes back to 2007. It also marks the first full-year loss to be reported by the company since it listed on the […]
More firms eye mergers and acquisitions for turnaround
Most firms are projected to continue consolidating their operations this year in a bid to strengthen their balance sheets and make a turnaround on subdued businesses activity after a period marked by capital inadequacy. Globally, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are expected in sectors including technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and businesses such as food and retail. Analysts […]
Kenya: CIC Insurance posts first loss of Sh297m after 13- year run
CIC Insurance Group posted a Sh296.8 million net loss in the year ended December, breaking its 13-year profit-making run that goes back to 2007. It also marks the first full-year loss to be reported by the company since it listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) by introduction on July 18, 2012. The insurer’s loss […]
NMG Tops The NSE With 9.89%, Kenya Re Comes Second
The Nation Media Group was the top gainer of the day at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday, March 2, 2020, with 9.89 percent at the price of 19.45 shillings per share. Kenya Re-Insurance was the second top gainer with 4.84 percent at the price of 2.60 shillings per share followed by Longhorn Publishers […]
CIC Insurance boss buys Sh26 million shares
The new chief executive of CIC Insurance Group #ticker:CIC, Patrick Nyaga, has bought 11.3 million shares of the company with a current market value of about Sh26 million. Mr Nyaga, who was appointed to the position in June, appeared in the insurer’s list of top shareholders in September, according to filings seen by Business Daily. […]
Nelson Kuria returns to CIC Insurance board
Former chief executive of CIC Insurance Group #ticker:CIC, Nelson Kuria, has returned to the company’s board as an independent director. The move comes after he stayed out of the firm long enough to satisfy the Capital Markets Authority’s requirement that an independent director must not have held an executive position in the company within the […]
CIC trains saccos on complying with law
Guests during a CIC investor briefing in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG Regional underwriter CIC Insurance Group has moved to firm its grip on the credit union market with the launch of a governance and financial management skills training programme for 2,000 co-operative society leaders. Co-operatives division general manager Richard Nyakenogo said the co-operative sector […]
CIC Insurance profit shrinks 33pc to Sh322m on higher claims
CIC Insurance Group #ticker:CIC has posted 33.1 percent decline in net profit to Sh321.6 million for the year ending December 2019 on account of increased claims. This is a three-year low earnings for the Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed insurer that had posted a profit of Sh480.94 million in 2018. Total income grew marginally by three percent […]
Former CIC CEO Tom Gitogo Sells His 11 Million Shares In The Company
Former CIC Insurance CEO Mr Tom Gitongo has sold his 11 million shares in the company worth Ksh23.6 million. According to reports by Business Daily , Gitongo sold his shares in August 2020, close to a year after he resigned in October 2019. When he resigned, Mr Gitongo was paid Ksh154.4 million, Ksh76.3 million being […]