type private industry financial services founded 1982 headquarters sure house 1 bombo road kampala uganda key people john ssebaana kizito chairman joseph w. kiwanuka managing director products insurance investments real estate website homepage statewide insurance company limited commonly referred to as statewide insurance company swico is an insurance company in uganda . the company is a leading provider of insurance and risk management services in the country . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 ownership 4 branch network 5 governance 6 management 7 see also 8 references 9 external links overview edit swico is one of the licensed insurance companies in the country . its investments include real estate the largest of which is sure house at 1 bombo road in kampala s central business district which houses swico s headquarters . 1 history edit in 1982 john ssebaana kizito a ugandan businessman economist and politician together with a business associate joseph w. kiwanuka pooled resources and started swico . the company is the oldest privately owned insurance company in uganda . 2 ownership edit one of swico s shareholders is the founding chairman of the board john ssebaana kizito who was one of the wealthiest people in uganda in 2012 according to a published report . 3 branch network edit the company has a branch network in the following ugandan locations 4 main branch sure house 1 bombo road kampala arua branch ouzu plaza adumi road arua entebbe branch 33 35 kampala road entebbe fort portal branch 14 bwamba road fort portal gulu branch 1 atwal road gulu hoima branch 36 fort portal road hoima iganga branch 56 main street iganga jinja branch bemtex plaza 68 main street jinja lira branch 26d kwania road lira masaka branch 14 edward avenue masaka mbale branch 4 manafa road mbale mbarara branch pride house 37a high street mbarara mityana branch 53b station road mityana soroti branch 4 cemetery road soroti governance edit the governing body of the company is the four member board of directors . john ssebaana kizito one of the founders and one of the shareholders is the chairman . management edit the management team comprises twelve managers . joseph william kiwanuka one of the founders and a shareholder is the managing director responsible for the daily administration of the company activities . 5 see also edit uganda insurances wealthy ugandans nic uganda economy john ssebaana kizito references edit businge julius 6 july 2014 . swico profits soar to ush1 .3 billion . the independent uganda . retrieved 15 october 2014 . dead link newvision supplement 10 october 2012 . statewide insurance company . new vision kampala . retrieved 15 october 2014 . michael kanaabi and ssebidde kiryowa 6 january 2012 . the deepest pockets uganda . new vision kampala . retrieved 15 october 2014 . swico . branches of statewide insurance company . statewide insurance company swico . retrieved 15 october 2014 . kamukama polly 23 february 2012 . kiwanuka s volvo lured worshippers to church . the observer uganda . retrieved 15 october 2014 . external links edit swico website licensed insurance companies in uganda v t e economy of uganda currency ugandan shilling communications banking bank of uganda uganda development bank communications history of trade transportation industries agriculture mining steel manufacturing tourism retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title statewide insurance company & oldid 733612751 categories companies of ugandacompanies established in 1982economy of uganda1982 establishments in ugandainsurance companies of ugandahidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from august 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 august 2016 at 00 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view