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Liberty to Exit Health Insurance Business in Uganda by 2026

Joseph Almeida, the Managing Director of Liberty Life Assurance Uganda. The company confirmed that it would cease offering Liberty Health Cover in Uganda by 31 May 2026, once all existing employer group policies expire.

Liberty Life Assurance Uganda has announced a phased withdrawal from its health insurance business in Uganda, signaling a major realignment of its business priorities in East Africa. The development follows a comprehensive business review by its parent company, Liberty Group, in 2024, which saw the decision to wind down the South African operations of Liberty Health (Pty) Ltd (LH) and localize operations to markets with in-country insurance licensing. In a letter dated 19 June 2025 addressed to healthcare providers and signed by Joseph Almeida, the Managing Director of Liberty Life Assurance Uganda, the company confirmed that it would cease offering…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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