AIO events and publications

To carry out all its missions, the African Insurance Organization (AIO) periodically organizes events and publishes studies and works relating to the African insurance market.

AIO annual meetings

These events include:

• The Annual Conference and General Assembly, AIO's main event, held between May and June in a different country each year.
  Some committees and seminars are held alongside this event, including an annual seminar on life insurance.

Dates and locations of the different AIO General Assemblies

• The African Reinsurance Forum. The first session of this forum was held in 1995 in Lomé. Dedicated to African reinsurance, this event is a great success as it attracts a large number of both African and foreign reinsurers.
  The Reinsurance Forum is held on the eve of each reinsurance renewal, usually in October. The previous 28th session took place in Egypt from 12 to 15 October 2024.

In addition to these two major events, the AIO regularly organizes various workshops and seminars.

AIO publications

The African Insurance Organization regularly publishes studies and analyses focusing on insurance issues in Africa which include Africa Insurance Pulse and African Insurance Annual Report.

To encourage the publication of specialist insurance content, AIO has set up two awards:

• The AIO Book Award

This program rewards books on subjects pertaining to the African insurance industry, with three cash prizes being awarded to the winners:

• 1^st prize: 5 000 USD
• 2^nd prize: 3 000 USD
• 3^rd prize: 2 000 USD

The next awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the closing ceremony of the 51^st AIO Conference, scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

• The AIO Hall of Fame Award

This is a distinction awarded to individuals and companies who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the insurance industry in Africa.

Winners are announced at the conference closing ceremony.

Training

Training wise, AIO initiatives are supported by a leadership program and webinars:

• The Insurance and Finance Leadership program aims to sharpen the skills of industry professionals. Inaugurated in 2024 at the 28^th African Reinsurance Forum held in Cairo, this curriculum, developed in collaboration with the College of Insurance Nairobi, is dedicated to three types of learners: middle managers, senior managers and CEOs.
• Webinars, organized in collaboration with external partners designed to provide ongoing training for members of the organization.