Swiss Re will open an underwriting office in Ivory Coast , following approval by the Inter-African Conference of Insurance Markets (CIMA). The Ivory Coast office will be run by the reinsurance company’s West Africa head, Awa Kone . “Swiss Re is excited about increasing our engagement in the CIMA region,” remarked Koné. The company said the opening, scheduled for October , would increase reinsurance opportunities in the Ivory Coast region and offer greater access to its research and risk expertise. Swiss Re Africa was created in October when the company’s Southern African P&C operation was re-domiciled to West Africa .
Swiss Re will open an underwriting office in Ivory Coast , following approval by the Inter-African Conference of Insurance Markets (CIMA). The Ivory Coast office will be run by the reinsurance company’s West Africa head, Awa Kone . The company said the opening, scheduled for October , would increase reinsurance opportunities in the Ivory Coast region and offer greater access to its research and risk expertise. Swiss Re Africa was created in October when the company’s Southern African P&C operation was re-domiciled to West Africa .