Nairobi, Sept. 1 -- Absa Bank Kenya and Co-operative Bank of Kenya led listed lenders in pre-tax earnings generated from bancassurance in the first half of the year ended June 2026 as banks deepened their push into insurance.

Latest disclosures show Absa generated Sh1.1 billion in pre-tax profit from the business, up eight percent from Sh1.02 billion a year earlier. Co-op Bank followed with Sh812.7 million, representing a three percent increase from Sh789 million.

Bancassurance is a strategic partnership between banks and insurance firms that enables insurers to market and sell their products through banks' customer networks.

During the review period, I&M Group recorded the third-highest earnings at Sh425 million, up 56 percent from Sh...