Excerpts from the AGM held yesterday;
--Remittances from the diaspora constitute a major foreign earner from the country. Some of the money is used to meet the basic and domestic needs, others for investment. Some is also used to take insurance policy for members here.
CIC has developed a web application platform where the diaspora can fill in their details and take a policy. They can also be remitting premiums through the platform.CIC was the first insurance company in Eastern and Central Africa to have such.
--CIC will form a joint venture with PSVs to provide insurance cover to them. The venture into PSV is now a viable business after the changes, regulations including an Act of parliament that was enacted to streamline the sector.Matatus and PSVs are now mandated to have their vehicles belong to a Sacco, drivers and conductors be permanent and pensionable. This has made the sector to be a lucrative venture.
--Expanding the co-operative insurance model to the rest of Africa. It is a unique business model in partnering with co-operative societies and organizations that already have a ready customer/business instead of going Greenfield and starting to look for customers.
The goal is now CIC Africa and already the company is present in Malawi, South Sudan and Uganda.
--Rights issue will be done later; corporate bond is of immediate need.
Money from the corporate bond will be used for the following;
• Regional expansion
• Venturing into PSV
• Recapitalisation of some of the businesses that are undergoing rapid expansion and need an injection of capital
Rights issue is for the immediate term and will be used for the real estate projects.
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle