BY STEVEN BARYAVUGA
Do not put all your eggs in one basket. You know that age-old adage. You probably see it as too old and boring to dwell on. Not Britam. The insurers are determined to break not only sector bounds but also go far and beyond in their ambition to change the industry status quo.
And one area Britam has set its eyes on is real estate. The insurer recently laid bare its intentions to venture into the real estate industry following acquisition of a permanent home in the country.
Speaking at the December 7 launch of the company’s new offices in the upscale Nakasero suburb of Kampala, Britam Group managing director, Dr. Benson Wairegi, noted that they would now expand their products and services catalogue in Uganda to include real estate purchase, management and investment.
“Over and above our recent opening of an asset management company in Uganda, we are considering opening a property division as well in order to bridge the property and real estate gap in the country,
