Maurice Digbeu Kipré, founder and CEO of Serenity, passes away

Maurice Digbeu Kipré, founder and CEO of the Ivorian insurance company Serenity, passed away on Sunday, 17 May 2026, in Abidjan at the age of 75.

After completing his studies in Côte d’Ivoire and the United States, Mr. Kipré began his professional career in 1979 with American International Group (AIG).

In 1988, he was appointed Director of Insurance at Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Mr. Kipré joined CICA-RE in 1993 and went on to lead the company until early 2008. Later that same year, in November, he founded his own insurance company, Serenity.

A prominent figure in the African insurance sector, Mr. Kipré also served on several leading industry organizations, including the Regional Supervisory Commission of CIMA, the Executive Committee of the African Insurance Organization (AIO), the Executive Board of the Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF), and the Board of Directors of the International Insurance Institute of Yaoundé (IIA).