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06
Aug

Nigeria Rethinks Risk with Livestock Insurance for Peace and Resilience

Sameera Ahmad Aideed Hassan
As droughts intensify and grazing land becomes scarcer, tensions between farmers and pastoralists in Northern Nigeria have continued to rise. But a new approach to insurance could help ease these pressures and offer a path toward more peaceful, climate-resilient communities. On July 24, 2025, stakeholders from across the public and private sectors gathered in Abuja, Nigeria for the launch of two innovative insurance products designed to respond to the unique challenges faced by farmers and herders. The event, hosted by Africa Re, marked a key milestone in the Nigeria Inclusive Insurance
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Looking East: Lessons for Nigerian Insurers from Kenya’s Digital Insurance Ecosystem
28
Jan

Looking East: Lessons for Nigerian Insurers from Kenya’s Digital Insurance Ecosystem

Anne Wangalachi
During December 5 – 8, 2022, a delegation of seven Nigerian industry experts were on a learning mission in Kenya. The study tour was organized as part of the GIIF South-South knowledge exchange effort for incumbent insurers transitioning to digital insurers. The delegates work towards transforming Nigeria’s insurance industry through the agile design, promotion and adoption of insurtech to increase the protection cover for millions of Nigerians. This was the second phase of the Neo Insurer Training Initiative (NITI). The study tour took the delegates to Safaricom, APA Insurance, ACRE Africa
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Addressing Regulatory and Market Challenges to Scale Innovation in Nigeria’s Insurance Ecosystem
30
Oct

Addressing Regulatory and Market Challenges to Scale Innovation in Nigeria’s Insurance Ecosystem

With a population of 211 million(1) and a low insurance penetration of less than 1%(2) , Nigeria represents one of Africa’s most important insurance markets. Despite this potential, the market’s growth is constrained by a lack of suitable products, cumbersome claims’ processes and unsuitable premium collection methods, limited awareness among consumers, lack of trust in insurance and low purchasing power. Market actors are innovating to surmount these challenges and reach the underserved through insurtech: to fast-track customer acquisition, enhance insurance awareness and scale last mile
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Agrotech+ from Kenya scoops third place in the AgTech and Inclusive Insurance challenge 2022
08
Mar

GIIF’s Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge Awarded 3 Technology-driven Entrepreneurs

Nairobi, Kenya, March 8, 2022 – The Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), launched a competition for technology-led enterprises in Africa to offer innovative solutions for agriculture and inclusive insurance and announced 3 top winners: Omishtu-Joy (Ethiopia), Rural Farmers Hub (Nigeria), and AgroTech+ (Kenya). Powered by Sankalp Forum, the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge aimed to celebrate and support young entrepreneurs who are working at the intersection of agriculture, insurance, climate, and gender to build resilience for rural populations. The Challenge offered an
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GIIF Country Profile: Nigeria

GIIF Country Profile: Nigeria

Author:
Sharon Adhiambo Onyango and Pavis Devahasadin
A newly designed Global Index Insurance Facility's Country Profile for Nigeria is available for digital viewing. The document contains an overview of GIIF's project in the country with Partner Africa Re.
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GIIF, Africa RE to Develop New Insurance Market for Nigeria’s Farmers

GIIF, Africa RE to Develop New Insurance Market for Nigeria’s Farmers

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Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria, 26 March 2019 -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Africa RE, a pan-African reinsurance company headquartered in Nigeria, to help thousands of smallholder Nigerian farmers more easily access insurance to protect their crops and livelihoods. Under the agreement, Africa RE and IFC's Global Index Insurance Facility will help Nigerian insurance companies licensed by Nigeria's insurance regulator, NAICOM, develop agricultural insurance products, and deepen their index insurance business lines. These index insurance products
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NIRSAL Comprehensive Index Insurance (NCII) Launched in Nigeria

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General
Weather index
Country:
Nigeria
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has developed a new insurance product called NIRSAL Comprehensive Index Insurance (NCII) to mitigate the impact and losses of agricultural yields and market price risks for smallholder farmers, PM News Nigeria reports. "NIRSAL’s goal is to expand insurance products and coverage on agricultural lending across the entire value chain by growing coverage from about 0.5 million to 3.8 million primary producers,’’ said Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director of NIRSAL. NCII was developed by the Corporation in conjunction
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Nigeria to Provide Insurance Coverage for 3.8m Farmers

Nigeria to Provide Insurance Coverage for 3.8m Farmers

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Nigeria
The Government of Nigeria is working to increase insurance coverage for Nigerian agricultural primary producers from 500,000 to 3.8 million through the recently introduced index-based agricultural insurance, New Stage reports. The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) is collaborating with the Royal Exchange Assurance, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), and Cellulant to develop of a technology-driven hybrid index insurance product that will include the area yield index, weather index, and price index insurance.
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Feasibility study for index-insurance and awareness raising - Nigeria

Feasibility study for index-insurance and awareness raising - Nigeria

Content owner:
World Bank Group
Topics:
Data
Weather index
Area yield
Catastrophe weather derivative
Agricultural insurance was introduced in Nigeria in 1987 through the creation of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS). In 1993, the private company in charge of underwriting and implementing the NAIS was dissolved and replaced by a public-sector corporation, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, NAIC. Currently, NAIC oversees a portfolio of crop, forestry, livestock, poultry and aqua-culture insurance and also non-life commercial insurance lines. NAIC has received government support both in the form of the initial capitalization of the company and 50 percent premium
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Feasibility Study for Index-insurance and Awareness Raising - Nigeria

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Country:
Nigeria
Region:
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

Agricultural insurance was introduced in Nigeria in 1987 through the creation of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS). In 1993, the private company in charge of underwriting and implementing the NAIS was dissolved and replaced by a public-sector corporation, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, NAIC. Currently, NAIC writes a portfolio of crop, forestry, livestock, poultry and aquaculture insurance and also non-life commercial insurance lines. NAIC has received government support both in the form of the initial capitalization of the company and 50% premium subsidies on

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