Bobby Swarup
Managing Director
Imara
A Volante Emerging Markets Company
“Imara” is a Swahili word that means strong, resilient and resolute and these are our core attributes. We provide reinsurance backed by A rated security (Standard & Poor’s) and are proud to offer this to our partners in Africa and high growth markets. Our objective is to bring improvements and support the development of a sustainable and resilient reinsurance market.
Imara’s proposition of international security coupled with an exclusive focus on Africa is truly unique.
We believe the African market deserves exclusive focus, differentiated service, high-grade security and the peace of mind that comes with that.
At Imara, we enable marginal improvements in each and every risk we underwrite which over time will support the advancement of the African reinsurance industry. Therefore, we only write business where we can clearly see a value add for our partners – brokers, cedants or reinsurers – and aim to work exclusively with key strategic partners.
The areas we are most passionate about are pricing, product development and technology. You can expect an open and timely dialogue with us, providing you with a view on pricing, suggesting alternatives on product design and our terms of participating on risks.
We also understand the importance of effective claims handling and efficient claims service and see this as a core component of our offering. An efficient and transparent claims service is at the heart of being able to build long-term partnerships.
We are exclusively focussed on Africa with a commitment to being present locally. We believe sustainable relationships are built in person and through a common understanding of the opportunities and challenges that our partners deal with every day. The Imara team has worked extensively across the African continent, investing in and operating Insurance businesses. We are passionate about spending time in each market in order to achieve the best results for our clients.