Her goal is to provide every African with access to quality insurance tailored to their respective needs. Through technology, she helps insurance companies better understand their customers' expectations.

Jihan Abass (photo) is a Kenyan entrepreneur and businesswoman. She is the founder and CEO of Lami Insurance Technology, a startup aiming to revolutionize insurance and make it accessible to everyone.

Founded in 2018, Lami Insurance Technology offers an insurance-as-a-service platform that digitizes the entire insurance value chain. This platform allows users to quickly create and distribute digital insurance products. Its services cater to a wide range of clients, including individuals, independent agents, and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Before launching Lami, Jihan Abass founded Griffin Motor Assurance in 2016, one of East Africa’s first smart car insurance companies. The Griffin Motor app is redefining auto insurance in Africa, providing a simpler, more affordable, and efficient experience through innovation.

The Kenyan entrepreneur holds a bachelor’s degree in Investment and Financial Risk Management from Bayes Business School in London, England. She also graduated from the University of Oxford in 2019 with a master’s in Business Administration.

Prior to her entrepreneurial ventures, she worked as a trader at Toyota Tsusho Sugar Trading Limited, a company specializing in wholesale confectionery distribution. In 2022, The New Africa magazine ranked her among the 110 most influential African women.

Melchior Koba