Author: Nelson Mandela Muhoozi
Nelson Mandela Muhoozi is Ugandan mid-career multi-award-winning multimedia journalist at the state-owed New Vision, Uganda’s oldest newspaper. Having been in the Newsroom since 2017, Nelson has had keen interest in investigative journalism, covering global business and economy, insurance, agriculture, climate change and social justice. In 2023, Nelson won in the online category of the Pan African Reinsurance Journalism Awards at the 8th Continental Re CEO Summit in March 2023. In 2023, he also won the Insurance Media Personality of the year award in Uganda at the Insurance Innovations Awards which were organised by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA).
Uganda’s insurance premiums hit US$546 million as industry pushes for trust, faster claims and inclusive growth
Uganda’s insurance industry has crossed a historic milestone, with gross written premiums (GWPs) rising above UGX2.02 trillion (about US$546 million) [...]
Marine insurance emerges as Uganda’s new frontline in cargo trade
Marine insurance is moving from the margins of Uganda’s import business to the centre of the country’s trade conversation as pressure grows on cargo o [...]
Uganda insurers challenged to overhaul products to match customers’ economic realities
Insurance stakeholders have been challenged to rethink how they design and deliver products, with a strong call to align offerings to the real financi [...]
Mixed bag for insurers as Uganda tables tax amendments
Uganda’s proposed tax amendments for the financial year 2026-2027 are drawing mixed reactions, with players in the insurance sector warning that some [...]
Index insurance emerges as lifeline for Uganda’s farmers amid rising climate shocks
For over two decades, Robert Baguma, a farmer in Uganda’s Kigorobya sub-county, tilled his land with determination. However, returns rarely matched hi [...]
Move innovations beyond boardrooms to deliver impact for policyholders, Uganda’s insurers urged
Uganda’s insurance sector players have been urged to move beyond boardroom concepts and pilot projects and transform innovations into practical, acces [...]
AI-driven scams prompt Ugandan insurers to seek shared fraud database
Uganda’s insurance industry is considering the creation of a shared fraud database as part of efforts to counter increasingly sophisticated scams that [...]
How Islamic insurance could transform Uganda’s low penetration rates
The launch of Uganda’s first Islamic insurance company is being seen as a potentially transformative moment for the country’s insurance industry, whic [...]
Rising shocks put focus on insurance for Uganda’s small businesses
On the morning of October 31, 2025, traders along the Nakivubo Channel in Kampala watched helplessly as torrential rains triggered devastating floods [...]
How Uganda is transforming its financial system for sustainability agenda
In the quiet corridors of Uganda’s financial regulatory bodies, there is a profound shift taking place—one that moves beyond the traditional metrics o [...]