Innovation with Impact: Inside Britam Connect Inclusive Insurance Revolution

Innovation with Impact: Inside Britam Connect Inclusive Insurance Revolution

Author: InsurTech Business Series October 20, 2025 Duration: 48:36
In this exclusive Financial Inclusion Week 2025 feature episode of the IBS Podcast, we sit down with Liza Maru-Chelimo, an actuary and Head of Innovation at Britam Connect, to explore how one of East Africa’s leading insurers is rewriting the rules of inclusion. From her journey as a young actuary with a love for problem-solving to leading Britam’s innovation arm, Liza shares how Britam Connect evolved into a stand-alone InsurTech entity driving “profit with purpose.” We unpack how Britam Con...

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