About us

Connect Insurance Brokers (CIB) is a privately-owned professional Insurance Brooking Company. The Founders of Connect Insurance Brokers have initially established Bridge Insurance Brokers (S.C) in 2016. However, they moved out from Bridge Insurance Broker S.C and established a new company in the name of Connect Insurance Brokers in July 2018.

As a result, Connect Insurance Brokers has been established in July 2018, in accordance with the provisions for the Licensing and supervision of Insurance Business Proclamation No. 746/2004, National Bank’s Directive No. SIB/31/2010 and the Commercial Code of Ethiopia.

The business of Connect Insurance Brokers is managed by a team of enthusiastic and talented professionals who have many years of experience in the Ethiopian insurance market.

This experience, expertise and willingness to ‘go the extra mile’’ in serving the dire needs of its clients is what gives CIB the competitive edge in the Brokerage Industry.

Our purpose is to help people protect their assets and reduce liabilities through an ongoing partnership of trust and support.

We consider our company as a reliable and dependable company with competent and experienced personnel providing insurance brokerage service, ultimately protecting our customers’ interests with the right insurance cover.

We offer friendly service in a professional manner and add value to our client’s risk management program with timely and sound advice based on ‘up to the minute’ industry knowledge.

CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY

The founders of Connect Insurance Brokers opt to build customer-based and financially strong Insurance brooking company in Ethiopia. The corporate motto “Committed to building a culture that is distinctly different from our Competitors” was adopted immediately as a guiding principle on commencing business in all aspects of our operations. We seek to be socially responsible and we share a concern and responsibility for the quality of the environment in which we and our neighbors live and work.

We believe that enduring commitment to the corporate philosophy will boost service delivery and give us competitive advantage considered critical to attaining leadership position.

VISION, MISSION & PRINCIPLES

VISION

To set the standard of excellence among insurance brokerage providers by being innovative, financially strong and exceeding customer expectations.

MISSION

We provide financial protection and peace of mind for our customers.

OUR PRINCIPLES

We regard as fundamental to our success the under listed principles

• Our clients always come first.
• We must provide the highest level of service with integrity
• Ensuring client satisfaction through the provision of quality service.
• Communicating with our clients clearly and frequently
• Innovation is requisite for our survival in a changing world

OUR SERVICE

Connect is an insurance broking company committed to become a broker of first choice for customers who demand the best in service delivery and professional expertise. We are dedicated insurance professionals who are by law an agent of our clients. Primarily, we assist our customers to concentrate on their core business whilst we leverage our professional expertise and knowledge of the insurance market to ensure that the right decisions are made in purchasing appropriate insurance security for the most favorable terms and at the most competitive price.

Connect provides services across the insurance spectrum: life insurance and general insurance. Under the general business, the company transacts all types of insurance policies that include but not limited to: Motor, Fire, Marine Hull and Cargo, Workmen’s Compensation, Personal and Group Accident, Money, Fidelity Guarantee, Burglary and house Braking, Plate Glass, Liability, Domestic Package, Engineering, Contractors all Risks, Bond and others.

Connect Insurance Brokers also gives advice to its corporate as well as individual Clients on Risk management, Legal and property assessment services free of charge as a complimentary service by qualified professionals in the respective fields.

Moreover, advise on Industrial Safety, Motor Fleet Management and training on basic insurance principles to customers’ staff are other complimentary services rendered by connect.

The intervention of Connect can also help in reducing cost and insuring value for money to our customers.