At Daily Kenya we track over 200,000 Kenyan startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 55 Insurance companies in Nairobi. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Insurance Companies & Startups (Nairobi)
Britam
Britam is a diversified financial services group.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Asset Management, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance
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African Trade Insurance Agency
African Trade Insurance Agency is a multilateral financial institution providing export credit insurance, political risk insurance.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance
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pesabazaar.com
Pesabazaar is Kenya’s prominent online general insurance aggregator.
Founder(s): Calleb Karegyesa, Prashanth Srinivas
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Identity Management, Insurance, Internet
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Power
Power is a platform that enables financial services to employees and gig workers across sub-Saharan Africa.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, Insurance
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Jawabu Microhealth
Jawabu Microhealth provides micro-health insurance services to low income and vulnerable workers.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Life Insurance
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Apollo Investments Ltd
Apollo Investments Ltd provides general and life insurance solutions for individuals, businesses, and organizations in Kenya.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Bitcoin, Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Insurance for All
Provides an affordable and accessible insurance solution that can meet the needs of the poor and underinsured.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance
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Jubilee Insurance
Jubilee Insurance is an insurance company that provides motor Insurance,life Insurance and work Injury Benefits.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, Insurance
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HARAMBEE SACCO SOCIETY
HARAMBEE SACCO SOCIETY is a bank.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Bismart Insurance
Bismart is a leading Kenyan insurance aggregator.
Founder(s): Eunice Maina
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance
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AiCare
AiCare is an intelligence-driven data science company focused on mobility.
Founder(s): Arthur Mulwa, Jaime de Miguel Rodriguez
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Auto Insurance, Insurance
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Resolution Insurance
To serve our clients, employees, stakeholders and society by providing responsive and comprehensive Insurance solutions.
Founder(s): Peter Nduati
Location: Westlands, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance
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Zoa Tech Limited
Fintech company in the business of developing technology based solutions that impact how customers interact with money.
Founder(s): Jean Muga
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Insurance
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Afrinet Capital
Afrinet Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in bold, early stage entrepreneurs who solve fundamental structure issues.
Founder(s): Bertin Ntekereze, Ochich Magero
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Consulting, Finance, Financial Services, Insurance
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ICEA LION Group
ICEA LION Group provides insurance, pensions and investments services.
Founder(s):
Location: Westlands, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Asset Management, Financial Services, Health Insurance, Insurance
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RepairNet Inc.
RepairNet is an online marketplace enabling consumers get quality accredited mechanics wherever they are, whenever they want.
Founder(s): Owen Sakawa
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Auto Insurance, Automotive, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
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InsureAfrika.com
InsureAfrika.com, the first online platform to shop for and buy insurance in Kenya, is also an online agency to sell insurances.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Digital Media, E-Commerce, Insurance
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WazInsure
Integrated platform connecting insurance stakeholders, and leverages on data analytics to help insurance players meet their sales target.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Analytics, Insurance
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Monarch Insurance
Monarch Insurance is a provider for innovative, unique and affordable products and services that exceed our customers’ expectations.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Insurance
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Gravity.Earth
Gravity.Earth allows anyone to create a secure, self-sovereign digital ID based on personal data.
Founder(s): Johannes Ebert, Laurent Salat, Paul Langlois-Meurinne
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Apps, Big Data, Blockchain, Identity Management, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet, Software
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Octagon Africa
Octagon Africa is a financial services provider, offering pension, insurance services to individuals, nonprofit, public and private sectors.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Property Management, Training
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Bluewave Insurance
Bluewave Insurance Agency is a Kenyan-based insurtech startup that leverages mobile technology to reach the underserved population.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance
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SEIL AFRICA
Seil Africa acts as a hospitalization safety net for the traders in the informal economy of the Sub-Saharan Africa
Founder(s): Felix Muriithi
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance, InsurTech
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NHIF
NHIF is a health insurance provider company.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Government, Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance
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Enwealth Financial Services
Enwealth Financial Services is an advisory firm that provides pension, insurance, training, and business consulting services.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance
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Modern Insurance Brokers
Modern Insurance Brokers provides a comprehensive range of insurance products and services to its customers.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Savekubwa
Savekubwa is a web aggregator that gets users insurance policy options and comparisons for effective pricing.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Auto Insurance, Financial Services, FinTech, Online Portals, Retail
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NIOJI
Freedom and Control fused together in a prepaid card product.
Founder(s): John Kitonyo
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance, Internet, Software
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Lakt
Suit of Mobile first Personal Finance platform.
Founder(s): Victor Mutua
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Mobile, Mobile Apps
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UAP Group
UAP Group is a pan-African financial services group.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Asset Management, Financial Services, Insurance
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Madison Group
Madison Group is a financial services company.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Wealth Management
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Fidelity Insurance
Fidelity Insurance is a general insurance provider product for individuals and private corporate companies.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance
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CIC Insurance Group
CIC Insurance Group is a cooperative insurer provides insurance and related financial services.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Asset Management, Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Sevisure Africa
Sevisure Africa is an insurtech company that offers on-demand digital and mobile-based health insurance.
Founder(s): Vincent Onyango
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, InsurTech
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Airpesa
Airpesa is a service that provides Kenyans, Tanzanians & Ugandans living abroad (Diaspora) and locally a way to send airtime instantly.
Founder(s): Segeni Ng’ethe
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Insurance, Internet
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Zamara
Zamara is a financial services firm that provides actuarial services, consulting and insurance brokerage services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance
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Turnkey Africa
Turnkey Africa specializes in the development, supply and management of complete insurance software solutions to the insurance market.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: CRM, Insurance
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Edenbridge Capital
Edenbridge Capital is a non-bank financial service that offers loans, guarantees, insurance, individuals, small and medium businesses.
Founder(s): Reuben Kimani
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Finance, Insurance, Lending, Risk Management
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BuyGari.com
BuyGari.com is a website that enables users to search for cars and its information.
Founder(s): kevin kinyua
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Auto Insurance, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Classifieds, Software
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East Africa Reinsurance
East Africa Reinsurance Company is the private sector reinsurance company.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Insurance
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Viva 365 Insurance Brokers
Viva 365 Insurance Brokers offers a wide range of personal, motor, medicaid, funeral cover, aviation and life insurance services.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Auto Insurance, Insurance, Life Insurance
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BOTHO Ltd
Botho Limited is an Africa focused market insight, strategic management and investment advisory firm
Founder(s): Isaac Fokuo
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Banking, Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance
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Youjays Insurance Broker
Youjays Insurance Broker operates as an insurance company.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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ZEP-RE
ZEP-RE is an insurance agency that offers insurance and reinsurance services.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Chase Assurance
Chase Assurance deals with both general insurance and life insurance.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Griffin
Griffin is a digital insurance provider with an insurance App that employs technology to make buying insurance easier.
Founder(s): Jihan Abbas
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Insurance
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AfyaKit
AfyaKit is a social venture start-up, focused on improving health outcomes and health sector players across sub saharan africa.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Personal Health
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The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Co.
The Kenyan Alliance Insurance Co. provides general, life, health, pensions, and business focus insurance services.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Care, Health Insurance, Insurance, Life Insurance
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Geminia Insurance
Geminia Insurance operates as an insurance company.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Commercial Insurance, Insurance, Life Science
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Aglowis Capital
Aglowis Capital is a microfinance firm that offers products such as business, personal, financing, agriculture, and emergency loans.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Lending
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DataDriven Finance
DataDriven Finance provides health insurance and life insurance coverage services to individuals and families.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Health Insurance, Life Insurance
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Kenbright
Kenbright offers personal and commercial insurance, risk, and financial advisory solutions that include car, travel, and health insurance.
Founder(s): Paul Gondi
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Commercial Insurance, Financial Services, Health Insurance, Insurance
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ECLOF Kenya
ECLOF Kenya is a microfinance institution that offers business, asset finance, SME, emergency, education, home improvement, and WASH loans.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Consulting, Financial Services, Insurance, Risk Management
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AAR Insurance
AAR Insurance is a well-known medical and general insurance firm that offers consumers and companies with underwriting solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Health Insurance, Insurance, Life Insurance
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FourFront Managment
FourFront Managment is a financial service company.
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Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Marketing
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