By
Patrick Alushula
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
Life insurers registered a sharp rise in premium income in the first quarter of 2026, lifted by a surge in National Social Security Fund (NSSF) savings channelled through insurance products.
IRA data shows that deposit administration and investments contributed 63 percent of the overall growth in long-term business, highlighting their outsized role in shaping industry performance.
By
Patrick Alushula
Business Reporter
Nation Media Group
Life insurers registered a sharp rise in premium income in the first quarter of 2026, lifted by a surge in National Social Security Fund (NSSF) savings channelled through insurance products.

The rise in the share of the industry’s NSE holding came in the period their value of quoted shares rose 75.4 percent to Sh47.46…

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