A woman stitches material to be used as the inner lining in coffins at a roadside workshop in Nairobi May 20, 2013. From fish-shaped coffins to slaughtered bulls, funerals in Africa are lavish affairs, providing a lucrative opportunity for insurance companies looking for business in some of the world’s fastest growing economies. Many of the insurance industry’s big money-spinners in developed markets, like motor insurance and cover for household goods, are irrelevant to the majority of Africans who cannot afford a range of expensive personal possessions. But high death rates and low savings levels mean funeral insurance is proving an easier sell among people daunted by the cost of ceremonies that can stretch to several months of income. Picture taken May 20, 2013. REUTERS/Noor Khamis (KENYA – Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY RELIGION) – RTX12KWZ
