IRA | |
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Formed | 2006 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Kenya |
Headquarters | Zep-Re Place, Longonot Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. |
Motto | Bima Bora Kwa Taifa |
Agency executives |
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Parent department | Ministry of the National Treasury and Economic Planning |
Website | www |
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The regulation of the insurance industry in Kenya was initially based on the UK Companies Act 1960. The Government of Kenya enacted the Insurance Act Kenya CAP 487 in 1985 [1] with the aim of localizing regulation of the insurance business. The newly-enacted legislation established the Department of Insurance within the Ministry of the National Treasury and Planning, headed by a Commissioner of Insurance, to supervise the insurance sector.
The Insurance Act was amended in 2006 in an attempt to promote further efficient regulation of the insurance sector. The Department of Insurance was separated from its parent ministry and established as a body corporate known as the Insurance Regulatory Authority.
With this amendment, not only did the department gain greater independence from bureaucratic hindrances, which improved its efficiency as intended, but the holder of the Commissioner's office gained additional responsibility in the secondary role of serving as the chief executive officer of the newly established authority.
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