Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Insurance in Traditional African Society: Thinking 'Aloud'


Mauri Yambo 
[Earlier version shared on September 30, 2014]

Introduction
As both concept and practice, insurance appears, at first glance, alien to everyday life in Africa – as much now as in a past that we believe we have amply covered in our schooled quests for knowledge. The fact that, unless there is regulatory/legal compulsion, Africans continue today to display limited enthusiasm for modern insurance products only adds to that negative impression. And yet first appearances are misleading and distorting to a considerable degree, in this particular case. Read more


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