Esoko Ghana has announced its new life insurance product bundled with weather information, market prices and agricultural tips for rural livelihoods in Ghana. "Esoko BanbƆ" aims to reduce the everyday risk of farmers and their families by providing insurance cover and will seek to create an insurance-educated customer base to distribute a range of insurance products via digital platforms.

AXA and local mobile network provider, AIS have sealed a partnership to offer free insurance covering accidental death, disability (including road accidents) and hospitalisation to cusomters already enrolled in AIS' prepaid loyalty programme.

The enrolment is done through a fully digital process, enabling customers to access the insurance cover by simply topping up their phones.

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