One step ahead

JOSEPHAT MACHARIA Managing Director of AON Minet

The advantage of being able to offer its clients a highly professional local service backed up by the resources of a leading international company has helped AON Minet to become Kenya’s leading insurance brokers.
The Chicago-based AON Corporation owns 40 percent of the company, while the government-owned Industrial Development Corporation is the main stakeholder in Kenya.

Formerly the London-based Minet Group, the company was acquired by AON in 1997. Since then, it has benefited not only from a high level of investment in both manpower development and infrastructure, but also from ready access to the AON network and resources.

“It puts us one step ahead of most of our competitors,” says AON Minet’s Managing Director, Josephat Macharia. “We are able to call for assistance in handling the most intricate insurance programs. Within East Africa, AON also has offices in Uganda and Tanzania, with which we work closely. We coordinate the insurance arrangements for any of our clients operating in the region.”

The company describes itself as a customer-driven organization that aspires to meet the highest standards. One of its strengths is its commitment to continuous staff training.

AON Minet’s main business comes from blue-chip companies. “We concentrate on the corporate level, the multinationals and NGOs (non-governmental organizations), but we also provide services to government-owned companies, so we spread across the board,” Mr. Macharia explains.

“Our mission has always been to provide professional insurance services, brokering, and risk management with the highest sense of integrity for all our customers.”