Highlights from CIC Group CEO Tom Gitogo at yesterday's trading bell;
The profit warning is due to;
--Capping of interest rates on what banks can lend and offer to depositors has impacted on interest income.
--Bear run on the NSE
--Expenses incurred on key investments they have made like IT systems
The insurance market in kenya is over represented;
-Buyouts and acquisitions key
CIC group facing various challenges.Major challenges are fraud and price undercutting
The group business is being hurt by civil war in South Sudan.The company is though planning to expand there if peace prevails.
Marine insurance has offered a key opportunity growth
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle