Concerted efforts are in top consideration to end old age poverty in Nigeria through the introduction of Micro Pension for all Nigerians, Chika Izuora writes on the initiative. Failed family system in Nigeria has further aggravated old age associated poverty. Many Nigerians suffer at old age because they have failed […]
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Stanbic IBTC Pension to hold retirement forum
Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited is set to continue its nationwide campaign to raise awareness about retirement planning, its Chief Executive, Eric Fajemisin has said. He said in a statement that about 600 participants are expected at the forum to be held on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the […]
NAICOM ‘not broke’
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) is not broke, the Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari, has said. He spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while reacting to insinuations by some operators and shareholders that the Commission has resorted to penalising them with huge fines to raise funds. The operators believe […]
Fitch: Risks Emerge from Chinese Insurers’ Offshore Investments
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, April 17 (Fitch) Rapid growth in overseas investment by Chinese insurers could lead to rising risks in a number of areas, including asset-liability duration and currency mismatches, asset concentration risks and execution risks from M&A, says Fitch Ratings. Chinese […]
High piracy attacks push up marine insurance rate
Comfort Oseghale Due to increased piracy attacks in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, Protection and Indemnity insurers, a maritime insurance association, has raised the rate of war-risk insurance for Nigeria. SUNDAY PUNCH recently reported Nigeria’s classification among high-risk countries in doing international maritime business by the Philippine Overseas Employment […]
Nigeria to host 2016 WAICA AGM, Confab
NIA’s DG, Sunday Thomas The Nigerian Insurance market will host the 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Education Conference of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), the three day event is billed for April 24 – 26, 2016 at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. A statement by […]
Teamsters rally in Washington to protest possible pension cuts
Highlights Treasury still must approve proposal from Central States Pension Fund to cut benefits Retirees say cuts are draconian; some say benefits could decline more than 60 percent Pension fund says without cuts, it’ll be out of money in just 10 years Cocoa Holloway-Blankenship isn’t your typical pension rallier […]
Stock market is a rocky foundation for pension funds
Since the beginning of the year I’ve cashed out of two small occupational pension schemes I accumulated earlier in my long career writing about money. Partly this was because of new UK legislation that allowed me to “retire” at 55, and also because I looked at the potential payouts and […]
Houston pension fund sues Internet banker BofI for securities fraud
Houston sued Internet banking company BofI Holding Inc. for securities fraud on Thursday, prompting its shares to sink on allegations it relied on unlawful lending practices and off- balance-sheet entities to boost profits. Nasdaq-traded shares of BofI fell more than 16 percent to $19.31. The stock had rallied more than […]
Brexit bad for UK’s insurance business, say two-thirds of traders at Lloyd’s
68.7% of brokers and insurers believe leaving the EU would “hurt” Lloyd’s of London, a survey shows More than two-thirds of traders at Lloyd’s of London say Brexit would be bad for the UK’s £60 billion-a-year insurance business, according to a report. The survey, commissioned by City PR firm Haggie […]
