Author: admin

Insurance

Insurance stats show the changing face of crime

The Citizen With the release of the 2014/15 crime statistics, and what can only be described as a national outcry over their contents, the South African Insurance Crime Bureau (SAICB) have released a set of their own statistics for the period. Their statistics show changing trends and hotspots in South […]

Insurance

Nigerian hajj stampede victims not insured

The 64 Nigerians confirmed dead in the Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia, plus the 71 injured and the 244 missing pilgrims do not have valid insurance cover. According to Saturday Punch, majority of the 76,000 Nigerians, who participated in this year’s Hajj in Mecca, did not have travel health insurance […]

News

Scores killed as bomb blast rocks Abuja

Two bomb blasts have rocked the outskirts of the Nigerian capital, with casualties reported, officials say. BBC reported that the the first struck near a police station in Kuje, 25 miles (40km) from Abuja, the second hit a bus stop in Nyanya. One official said 10 people had been “critically […]

News

Diezani Allison-Madueke Reportedly Arrested In UK Over Corruption

The President of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, has reportedly been arrested in the United Kingdom. According to Premium Times, Mrs. Allison-Madueke was arrested alongside 4 others by British law enforcement. Her arrest is said to be in connection with crimes of corruption and bribery being […]

Insurance

Okunoren to become 18th NCRIB President

Leave a Comment Chuks Udo Okonta The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) the umbrella body of registered insurance brokers in the country will on Thursday, October 15, 2015, witness a change in leadership as Emmanuel Kayode Okunoren becomes its 18th President. A statement by the Assistant Manager Corporate […]

Insurance

Britain to set time limit for insurance mis-selling claims

Britain’s financial regulator is to impose a two-year deadline for customers to claim compensation for mis-sold loan insurance, drawing a line under Britain’s costliest consumer finance scandal. Banks have already set aside more than 28 billion pounds($42.41 billion) to compensate customers for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) policies. These were […]