Paul Kavuma, the former Chief Executive Officer of Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Uganda, has announced his move to Liberty Uganda, where he takes up the role of Country Head of Operations.
His transition marks another senior leadership shift in Uganda’s insurance sector following a year of consolidation and strategic realignments.
Kavuma brings close to three decades of experience across both insurance underwriting and brokerage.
Before joining Jubilee Allianz, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Insurers Association from 2018, where he played a central role in industry advocacy, regulatory engagement, and sector coordination.
Earlier in his career, he worked with AIG Insurance and AON Insurance Brokers Uganda for over nine years, before joining Goldstar Insurance, where he rose from Chief Operating Officer to Deputy Managing Director.
He is a trained lawyer, holding an LLB (Hons) from the University of London, and is widely regarded as a strong business development professional with deep operational experience across the insurance value chain.
Kavuma’s move comes in the wake of the merger between Jubilee Allianz and Sanlam Uganda, which reshaped leadership structures and competitive dynamics across the market.
His transition to Liberty Uganda coincides with a broader strategic refocus by Liberty Group in East Africa.
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In mid-2025, Liberty Life Assurance Uganda announced a phased withdrawal from its health insurance business, signalling a major realignment of its business priorities in the region.
The decision followed a comprehensive business review conducted by Liberty Group in 2024, which resulted in the wind-down of Liberty Health (Pty) Ltd’s South African operations and a shift toward markets where the group holds in-country insurance licences.
In a letter dated 19 June 2025 to healthcare providers, Joseph Almeida, Managing Director of Liberty Life Assurance Uganda, confirmed that Liberty Health Cover would cease by 31 May 2026, upon expiry of all existing employer group policies.
“It has become clear that the long-term viability of the Liberty health offering in Uganda is no longer feasible,” Almeida said, citing operational integration challenges and reliance on specialised support from Liberty Health South Africa.
The announcement underscores Liberty Group’s strategic focus on life insurance and investment-linked products, where it maintains domestic licensing.
Almeida emphasized that the life insurance business in Uganda “remains strong and will continue to operate and provide all product offerings applicable under our life licence.”
Liberty sought to reassure healthcare providers and policyholders that services will continue uninterrupted during the transition period towards mid-2026.
