{"id":139,"date":"2017-03-20T08:21:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T08:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surielementor.com\/fo\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2024-09-13T08:12:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:12:25","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zib.co.zw\/index.php\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3170&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724077128944{margin-bottom: 47px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1725886137562{margin-bottom: 64px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"letter-spacing: 0.28px; margin-bottom: 21px;\">Who We Are<\/h4>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">\n<p>Zimbabwe Insurance Brokers Limited (ZIB) has been in existence for more than three decades and is currently the only ISO certified broker in the country having been formed in 1985 by the then ZimRe, the largest reinsurance company in the country. It has grown to be among the top players in the insurance broking industry, with offices in Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo and Mutare. This was achieved through creativity, innovativeness in business retention and development as opposed to mergers and takeovers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;4&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;4&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1492833222381{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;1985&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_right&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#dd0000&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726044435567{padding-left: 48px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;history_title&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 23px; margin-top: -1px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Our Beginning<\/h3>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Zimbabwe Insurance Brokers Limited (ZIB) has been in existence for more than three decades and is currently the only ISO certified broker in the country. It was formed in 1985 by one of the largest reinsurance companies, the then ZimRe. It has grown to become one of the top players in the insurance broking industry with offices in\u00a0 Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare and Masvingo. 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It also<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05px;\"> setup Reinsurance Brokers International (RBI) in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row parallax_speed=&#8221;4&#8243; parallax_x=&#8221;4&#8243; parallax_y=&#8221;4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1492830739850{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2006&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_right&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#dd3333&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726044468185{padding-left: 38px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;history_title&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 23px; margin-top: -1px; letter-spacing: 0.01px; margin-bottom: 16px;\">Certification<\/h3>\n<div style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px; margin-bottom: 26px;\">In 2006, ZIB was ISO certified through the Standards Association of Zimbabwe, making it still the only broker that has this certification in the country. This is a symbol to the market that the company will always continue to dedicate its operating processes and systems to maintain international standards in servicing its clientele.<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-3 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;2021&#8243; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_right&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; el_class=&#8221;history_title&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#dd3333&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Upholding Standards<\/h3>\n<p>ZIB is subject to re-certification by the same board under the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. 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