Manasseh Barak Kawoloka

Manasseh Barak Kawoloka, a career insurer and business leader, is the Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Insurance Company Tanzania. Manasseh has worked for over 28 years in the insurance industry, 23 of which have been at management level, notably as Branch Manager at Guardian Insurance Brokers (Malawi), Claims Manager of CGU International Insurance and Assistant General Manager (Production and Marketing) of NICO General Insurance Company (Malawi) a subsidiary of NICO Holdings Limited (Malawi). In June 2007, Manasseh was seconded to Sanlam General Insurance Tanzania (formerly NIKO Insurance Tanzania Limited) as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and eventually appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in September 2012 before re-joining Guardian Insurance Brokers (Malawi) as the Chief Executive Officer in September 2019.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (FCII) of London and currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration Degree at Edinburgh Business School (Scotland). He is also a Chartered Insurer of the Chartered Insurance Institute London and an MBA Graduate, with a best performer award, from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) Manasseh was once elected the President of the Insurance Institute of Malawi after serving in the council at various levels including the position of the Education Secretary and part time lecturer for insurance courses at Malawi College of Accountancy. Later he served as the Chairman of the Insurance Association of Malawi.