Congo Fighting Drove Spike in Insurance Costs, Squeezing Miners, Insurer Says

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Insurance Journal - Feb 04, 2026

Political violence insurance premiums in Democratic Republic of Congo jumped as much as tenfold last year due to unrest in the east, boosting insurers but lifting costs for copper-cobalt miners, insurance executives told Reuters. Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels overran eastern Congo’s …...

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