Nairobi, Jan. 13 -- Directline Assurance is looking for a new CEO hardly three months after its former boss, Sammy Kanyi, was ejected amid a shareholders' row at the country's second-largest public service vehicles insurer.

The development follows the exit of Mr Kanyi in September last year after one of the insurer's top shareholders, Samuel Kamau (SK) Macharia, ejected several senior management staff as wrangles over control of the company escalated.

Mr Kanyi, whose position was taken over by Wilson Wambugu Maina in an acting capacity, has since moved to Kenya Orient Insurance as CEO and principal officer. Directline now wants to fill the substantive CEO position.

"This position is responsible for establishing and achieving short and ...