Curacel, a Nigerian startup that builds technology to power insurance companies, has raised $450,000 in a pre-seed funding round. The startup has been in existence since 2018 and bills itself as a leading claims and fraud detection platform in Africa, helping insurance companies track fraud, waste and abuse in their businesses. Their solutions cover health, […]
Just 1% of working Nigerian adults have an insurance plan of any type. Car insurance is supposed to be a compulsory requirement for owning and driving cars in Nigeria, but it has been a tough sell. Unless you are a landlord, housing insurance probably never crosses your mind. The most tantalizing health and life insurance […]
Digital platforms have displaced traditional gatekeepers of social mobility. Anyone with a smartphone and working internet connection these days can access multiple opportunities in ways that seemed previously herculean. Businesses, households, and governments are better able to create value, initiate transactions, and distribute their presence globally. One key aspect of a thriving digital economy is […]
The digital world represents a new opportunity for insurance. The growing adoption of mobile devices could increase the reach of insurance products. Slowly, disruption is coming to Nigeria’s sluggish insurance industry.
Pineapple has lofty ambitions and it is going after an age-old industry with lots of legacy players.
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