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Insurance firms bleed despite raking in billions

By Frankline Sunday

Insurance in Kenya has always been a hard sell to the vast majority of citizens. The sector has remained at below 4 per cent penetration since the first insurance company owned by British insurers opened an agency outpost in colonial Kenya more than 60 years ago.

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