AIO Announces Change Of Venue, Date Of  27th African Reinsurance Forum

The 27th African reinsurance Forum, initially scheduled to hold from the 7th – 11th October in Libreville, Gabon, will now take place from the 30th September – 04th October 2023 in Tunisia.

This was contained in a statement signed by Jean Baptiste Ntukamazina, Secretary General African Insurance Organisation, and made available to this medium.

According to the statement, the change of venue of the 2023 African Reinsurance Forum of the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) came at the request of the authorities of the Republic of Gabon.

“In a letter to the Secretariat of the AIO, the President of the Association of Gabonese Insurance Companies informed that the decision was motivated by the general elections expected to hold in Gabon in the month of August.

“The letter indicated that the authorities of the country have decided to give the general elections priority attention. It further stated that the Republic of Gabon is ready to host the event any time in the nearest future,” the statement added.

The 27th African Reinsurance Forum, the statement stated, will therefore hold from the 30 September to 04 October 2023 at the LAICO Hotel in Tunis, Tunisia.

The African Reinsurance Forum is an avenue to meet and network with industry leaders, reinsurance treaty renewals, a milieu for the examination of the reinsurance industry challenges and devising of solutions.

Through this Forum, the African Insurance Organisation encourages bilateral exchanges, renewals, networking opportunities, discussions and exhibitions.

It brings together over 500 global insurance and reinsurance professionals to discuss relevant topics and enhance good business practices in the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Founded in 1972 in Mauritius, the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) is an international organisation recognised by many African governments. Following the headquarters’ agreement with the Government of Cameroon, the Permanent Secretariat of the AIO was established in Douala.

The AIO aims to develop a healthy insurance and reinsurance industry in Africa and promote inter-African co-operation in the insurance sector.

The AIO is a truly African institution with 402 members from 47 African countries and 12 non-African countries.