By Lars Thunell & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala When world leaders gather for critical climate negotiations in Paris later this year, they must not overlook the major injustice that means Africa – responsible for only a tiny proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions (pdf) – will suffer disproportionately from rising temperatures. The […]
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Britain’s biggest pension funds ‘deliberately’ delaying freedoms
Named and shamed: Local Governments, the Civil Service and Royal Mail are making savers wait months to access pension cash By Katie Morley Britain’s biggest work pension schemes are accused of deliberately preventing savers from accessing the new pension freedoms, after it emerged that a number are delaying cash transfers […]
British, Swedish companies to extend insurance services to NITC
Commercial Director of National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), Nasrollah Sardashti, said on Sunday that the British and Swedish insurance companies would offer insurance services to Iranian oil tankers after sanctions relief. [British, Swedish companies to extend insurance services to NITC] Sardashti told IRNA that negotiations have been held for the […]
Deploying idle pension funds
The shortage of critical development infrastructure in the country is often attributed to lack of funds. It is for this reason that we welcome the opening of a new window of opportunity for access to funds that could finance the development of key infrastructure in Nigeria. Director General of the […]
AXA Mansard Insurance wins award
The Legal Team of AXA Mansard Insurance plc has emerged Best In-House Legal Team in the Insurance category at the ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards 2015, held in Lagos. The ESQ Nigerian Legal Awards honours outstanding legal professionals in Nigeria and in the diaspora. The awards rewards contributions in key business […]
Almond Productions holds insurance consumers forum
Chuks Udo Okonta Almond Productions Limited, producers of Almond Finance and Wealth Report on Television and Wetin Insurance Dey Do Sef on Naija FM has concluded plans to host the 2015 Insurance Consumer’s Forum ( ICF) The Insurance Consumer’s Forum which started in 2013 is a platform for interaction between […]
Oshiomhole Clarifies Position On N3.5 Trillion Pension Fund
By Simon Ebegbulem Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday clarified his position on the pension fund, saying he never accused the National Pension Commission, PenCom, of diverting N3.5 trillion pension fund because it had nothing to do directly with pension money. He said, rather, his position was about how […]
UK quarterly motor insurance premiums up 4.8 percent, biggest rise since 2010
Quarterly comprehensive car insurance premiums in Britain rose 4.8 percent, the biggest rise since 2010, according to Confused.com’s car price insurance index. The increase, which has been steady for the past year, pushed the average premium for an annual comprehensive car insurance policy to £629 ($965.45), data from price comparison […]
We inherited N14.3bn pension liability in Kaduna – El Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said his administration inherited a pension liability of N14.3 billion when he assumed office in May. El-Rufai made the disclosure at the maiden edition of the African Pension Award organised by the World Pension Summit Africa in Abuja. “When we got sworn in […]
How can insurers and Mobile Network Operators’ partnerships be sustained?
… MicroSave argues that a sophisticated approach to m-insurance is needed. Mobile insurance is insurance sold through and with mobile network operators, offers a strong value proposition for deepening insurance penetration. Mobile insurance from telcos has been dominated by loyalty models, in which a mobile network operator (MNO) pays […]
